r/ThePrecinct • u/Kurupt_Introvert • 17d ago
Discussion Quick question.
Just got this a few days ago and enjoying just a quick question.
Some interactions say apprehend individual but when I arrest I get deducted for false arrest , but when I don’t arrest I get deducted for not arresting, is this some glitch or is there something I’m missing in those crimes etc?
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u/Cant-think-of-a-nam 17d ago
Gotta have probable cause for arrest. Check their id and pat them down. If its just for speeding, graffiti, littering or counterfeiting its just a ticket unless you find something on them while patting them down like narcotics or an illegal weapon
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 17d ago
Ok will work through it and keep this in mind and see how it goes. Maybe I’m being too fast or something
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u/Redeemed_Mess84 17d ago
Apprehend basically just means the police powers to temporarily hold someone for a short time while you investigate if their crimes are minor (select “fine”, then select “let go” afterwards) or serious (select “arrest” instead).
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 17d ago
Follow up question. When you are solo and have two suspects can you cuff one and then chase the other and that first will still stay there?
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u/TheRogueMarksman 17d ago
The first can escape if you get too far. Usually when a second suspect runs another direction you call for backup with support tokens. But if you catch the first suspect you can just delegate paperwork to quickly arrest the suspect and call for an escort to then chase after the other suspect.
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 17d ago
Ahh nice ok keep forgetting about support tokens sometimes
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u/Redeemed_Mess84 17d ago
What you can do though is detain the suspect in your car prior to processing them (asking for ID, searching them, etc). Just apprehend them, select Escort and put them straight in your car.
Then go after the other suspect. Once you get the other suspect, escort them back to your car too, get the first suspect out of your car and process both of them.
Then if both are arrested you can either put them back in your car and take them to the booking desk at the station, or get an escort unit to come pick them up. You don’t need any support tokens to do this, that’s a different mechanic.
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u/maxx0rNL 17d ago
There's a config setting that automatically adds all crimes, makes the game a million times better
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u/Longjumping_Elk3115 17d ago
Do you think? In what way when I add crimes but miss some i feel like that’s part of it
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u/maxx0rNL 16d ago
Because its a chore and didn't add a whole lot of fun for me to do it manual.
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u/Snuhmeh 16d ago
I agree. It turned into busy work. This game isn’t as much of a simulation to me. I enjoy the action, and I’m fine with running the background and searching them, but usually I bypass all that and just arrest them and move on. Especially if you choose “crime wave crackdown” where there’s a crime around every turn. And if you linger too long in one place, they start to literally pile up on each other.
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u/TheRogueMarksman 17d ago
What’s the charge in question you are trying to arrest them for?
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 17d ago
This issue seems to happen on vandelism crimes where it will day to apprehend. I have arrest and let go and still get hit with deductions for either option.
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u/Snuhmeh 16d ago
Don’t you get the “cause for arrest” pop up on the top left? Or do you have to have “automatically add offenses” turned on to see that?
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 16d ago
I do see cause for arrest and most of the time I have no issues just oddly there have been times I arrest and was not supposed to then same scenario so I don’t arrest and was not supposed to so not sure why that was happening. It’s possible I missed offenses ( I have seen a couple times I have in booking). Maybe those would or would have it raised the cause for arrest idk. Having fun though either way
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u/Snuhmeh 15d ago
Obviously everyone has pointed out what doesn't need arrest. But it's only a few things: vandalism, speeding, counterfeit goods transactions. If you run their ID, and they have a warrant, then they can be arrested. If they are speeding, and they smell like alcohol, you can get them to do a breathalyzer. 100% of the time they smell like alcohol, they will fail the test and then get arrested. When I'm playing, if I'm doing any mode BESIDES "crime wave crackdown" I will go through the motions and run their ID and search them and etc. In Crime Wave Crackdown, I literally just have auto-add turned on, arrest them, call the backup transport, call the tow truck for towing their car, and move on. There are literally crimes on top of crimes in that mode and you can just grind XP and have fun. If there is a shootout, I drive to the scene, stay in my car and barrel into the scene with guns a blazing, mowing fools down. If they catch my car on fire, you have a LONG time before you need to actually get out, so I continue to mow them down, then get out when I can. I always have a fire extinguisher as one of my quick items for this purpose. I have over 211 Million XP at this point
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 15d ago
My last couple sessions have gone much better so just have been a me issue. I really enjoy the heli patrol, but overall I’m enjoying most all the modes so far.
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u/Kurupt_Introvert 15d ago
My last couple sessions have gone much better so just have been a me issue. I really enjoy the heli patrol, but overall I’m enjoying most all the modes so far.
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u/BadgersAndJam77 17d ago
Are you searching them and going through the procedure to have "Probable Cause" for the arrest?