Don't pay attention to anyone who says the only proper RP ship for police is a LF. Use LFs, HFs, VHFs and bombers. Heck, RFP even have a SHF available to them. Don't fall into the trap of being forced into smaller and smaller ships for the sake of massaging someone elses sense of RP. Before long you might find yourself flying in nothing bigger then a startracker if you let others have their way.
Also, Col.Sheppard/Tomtomrawr, listen to what others are saying about leadership. It's up to you to keep a group motivated and alive. To look for things to do and engage in group activities when possible. Sometimes in "dry" periods such activities need to be almost always contrived ahead of time between two faction leader (lord knows I've had to do this through .85). You should know this by now, I've seen you begin many many factions in the 2.5 years I've been here on Disco. Stick it out for the long haul for once, if your always eager to create a faction then try sticking with a faction long enough to realize that the creation period never ends.