Taggard was a late 20th century Human male. He was a police officer in the San Francisco Police Department.
In 1986, he, along with another officer, was assigned to a security corridor at Mercy Hospital. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Taggard was played by actor Joe Lando.
In the end credits, he was credited as playing a shore patrolman of the United States Navy. The name of this character could be seen on his name tag in several scenes. His police badge identified him as a member of the SFPD; the badge number was illegible.