vin gonzales - he works for the nypd, and hates spider-man, thinking that the webhead is up to no good. however, his friend al o'neil, who also works for the nypd, disagrees. peter moves into vin's apartment and becomes his roommate . when peter resigns from the "db", he doesn't want vin to know, because he fears vin would think he was rooming with a flake. when he does find out he is furious that peter lied to him; however, they have since reconciled.