Police

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## Police

### Gender

Both male and female

**Police** are the law enforcement found in the town, similar to rangers in the park. If you do something which causes Ranger Danger, the police will try to arrest you.

If you get arrested, you are put into jail in the Police Station. You will be freed the next day after sleeping. When you get arrested, your outfit is replaced with orange Prison Outfit. When you are released, you will put on a random outfit. All your food stolen from the shops in the Town is confiscated, even if stolen long ago. (The food stolen from the Port is not confiscated.)

After Mr Pemberton is jailed in chapter 2 of the Storyline, he can always be found in the jail cell until he escapes in chapter 4.

In the third chapter of the Storyline, Sasquatch gets a police officer job.

## Performing a traffic stop

Use your police car, or any car customized with police lights. To stop a vehicle, turn the police lights on, and follow that vehicle. They will park on the side of the road. Police cars, the island ranger’s 4x4, cars racing at the Race Track, and the Spaghetti Hotline Spagooter cannot be pulled over.

Exit your police car, approach the stopped vehicle and talk to the driver. They will give you their driver license, or, rarely, will say they left it at home.

Return to the police car, and check their license and vehicle on the Police Computer. (If they don’t have a license, you can still check the computer for information on their vehicle.) The violations will be highlighted in red.

You may also check the car hood for food items, and, during the night, check whether the headlights are on.

Return to their vehicle, and write a Violation Ticket with all violation you found. If they have no violations, let them go. If you write a false ticket, they decline to pay, and will complain to the police chief.

* If you have accidentally marked a wrong item, you may discard the ticket with the trashcan button in the lower left corner. Tell the driver they can't leave, the try to write a ticket again.
* If you forgot to mark a violation and the driver left, you can stop them again, but can't write another ticket.

The amount of money you fined them will be added to your bank account.

While you're working on the highway in Chapter 3, it's a good idea to keep an eye out for the rare but valuable Pickup Trucks with crates, which you can pull over and then carjack, thus stealing the crate. While completing all the Chapter 3 tasks, you're likely to encounter at least 1 or 2 of these trucks.

## Violations

### Speeding

The fine is 125 coins. You need a Speed Radar for this (available after being promoted to Deputy). It is easiest to find speeding vehicles on the Highway between Town and Campground. It is also possible to manually cause a vehicle to exceed the speed limit by pushing it with your own car. This will not result in a false ticket.

The speed limit on the highways is 60 km/h (after you become Mayor, you can change it; setting the limit too high means almost no one exceeds it). A speeding vehicle detected by the radar is marked by a police badge sign, so it’s easier to follow it.

The speed is in “Recorded Speed” item in “Vehicle” menu in the police computer. If the speed was not measured, this item is not available. You must have proof from the radar to issue a speeding fine, even if you see that the vehicle is obviously speeding, or you will get dinged for issuing a false ticket.

#### Tips

* It is recommended to have a max upgraded Police Car to catch speeders, but if the speeder is on a Super Car or a Sport Bike, it is highly recommended to use a max upgraded Super Car with police lights and racing tires.
* You may use the radar from your hands, but it is easier to put it on the ground aimed across the highway and wait nearby in a police car to follow any speeding vehicles. You need to be nearby (approximately on the same screen) for the radar to mark speeding vehicles.
* If the speeding vehicle leaves through the area border, you will not be able to catch it (you won't find them if you follow them into the next area), so it's recommended to set up your speed trap equidistant from the area borders on either side and to be quick when chasing them.

### Driving Without License

The fine is 50 coins. Approach the car and obtain the license, then check “License Status” item in “Driver” menu on the police computer. Rarely, the driver says they forgot the license at home; then you can issue this fine too.

### Driving Without Insurance

The fine is 50 coins. Check “Has insurance” item in “Vehicle” menu on the police computer.

### Driving Without Glasses

The fine is 50 coins. Get the license, and check “Requires Glasses” item in “Driver” screen of the police computer. If the driver forgot the license at home, this is unavailable.

### Driving Without Headlights

The fine is 100 coins. It is only possible at night, when the headlights of your own car turn on. This violation is not visible in the police computer, you must check it with your own eyes.

### Unsecured Hood Cargo

The fine is 150 coins. Approach the car from the front, and an hood opening icon will appear. Open the hood and check for items. If there are any food items there, you can fine the driver.

#### Tips

* If you want to take any of the items for yourself, be sure to leave at least one item under the hood, or else you may get dinged for writing a false ticket.
* It's not a great idea to put items under the hood yourself. There is a low chance that the driver will pay the fine and a high chance that they say they spotted Sasquatch putting items under the hood, resulting in a false ticket.
* Bikes don't have hoods, and their drivers can't be fined for this infraction.

## Promotions

You may issue fines on all violations present, but only these specific violations will count for the progress.

### Junior Deputy

* Violations: Driving Without License, Driving Without Insurance
* Number of fines for the next promotion: 8

### Deputy

* Violations: Speeding, Driving Without Glasses
* Number of fines for the next promotion: 12

### Officer

* Violations: Driving Without Headlights, Unsecured Hood Cargo
* Number of fines for the next promotion: 10
* Tip: consume Energy Drinks to work past midnight without needing to sleep, so you can issue more "Driving Without Headlights" tickets in one evening. It's also helpful to have the Wrist Watch so you can keep an eye on the time.

### Detective

At this rank, your task is to investigate the Lake pollution. See Storyline for details.

### Sergeant

You achieve this rank after saving the Lake. You have no more specific orders, but can still stop vehicles and write tickets, earning money.

## Reprimands

If you write 3 false tickets, you are called to the police chief, and receive an official reprimand. Your progress towards the next promotion will decrease, but you are never demoted.

## Other policemen

There are two other named policemen, Kowalski and Powell.

* While Sasquatch is promoted to Junior Deputy, Kowalski investigates the shoplifting of oranges from the Supermarket, while Powell is on “nap duty” (sleeping).
* While Sasquatch is promoted to Deputy, they have a day off.
* While Sasquatch is promoted to Officer, the chief doesn’t give them assignments.
* While Sasquatch is promoted to Detective, Kowalski investigates Sasquatch sightings and is ordered to keep Sasquatch out of Town, while Powell investigates Animal Night Races.

## Trivia

* Officers Powell and Kowalski may be inspired by characters from *Die Hard* franchise.
* It is possible to write tickets to boats using a glitch. They cannot be fined for speeding or unsecured hood cargo.

## References

1. ↑ w:c:diehard:Al Powell
2. ↑ w:c:diehard:Connie Kowalski