Hello, what do you do if you stop a vehicle, run its license plate and it comes back with the flag"evaded police"? I proceed with caution, but it hasn't any consequences in my way of playing. Which action do you take? Is there any reason to arrest the driver?

I consider as a warning that the vehicle has evaded police on a previous occasion, and might do so again. I don't arrest anyone for it though, I just make sure I can sprint back to my car quickly if they do take off.

53 minutes ago, SuperStumpje said:

I consider as a warning that the vehicle has evaded police on a previous occasion, and might do so again. I don't arrest anyone for it though, I just make sure I can sprint back to my car quickly if they do take off.

OK, that's my understanding of the flag too :)

 

Another question...how do you react to a "hit and run" flag? I arrest the driver.

On 7/19/2016 at 6:34 AM, CrazySanitoeter said:

OK, that's my understanding of the flag too :)

 

Another question...how do you react to a "hit and run" flag? I arrest the driver.

CrazyS,

Great question, I have heard this question asked in many YouTube LSPDFR patrol videos when others were not quite sure how to approach these "flags".

I suggest;

"Evaded Police"? Tow the vehicle, investigate driver, arrest only if warranted (warrants, drugs, drunk, resists, etc).

"Hit and Run"? I would do the same. I prefer the realistic approach.

"Expired License or Registration" can be warning or tow and arrest (its all legit)

"Suspensions" I always arrest and always tow (A suspension is a intended restriction unlike an expiration)

"Uninsured" LARGE ticket and/or towed (tow as last resort).

I think... treat flags as you would like.  Have fun, until we get multiplayer patrols.

In my experience with LSPDFR, flags do regularly indicate seriously increased risk to my deputies, officers, and other agents.

GTAV radio, computer, automatic plate number reader (ANPR), and radar flags, I believe would be considered active "Be On The Look Out" bulletins (BOLOs).  "Evaded Police" and " Hit and Run" vehicle BOLOs are generally issued when a vehicle plate number or description are provided as part of available suspect information if suspects escape the scene of a reported crime and are at large.  Maybe some cities, counties, or departments maintain vehicle plate numbers in a database of past convictions accessible to patrol components, I do not know.  I tend to assume that in real life; historical police contact warnings and past conviction flags written like "Evaded Police" and " Hit and Run" are attached to the convicted people, not vehicles.  I am not sure why PoliceRadio audio says "Suspect has Evaded Police", during plate check, though it does sound sweet FinKone!  This audio may be misleading as the registered owner is often not wanted or someone else other than the owner could be currently behind the wheel now or during the crime.  Past criminal conviction records associated with plate numbers do not really seem like a plausible part of general DMV or plate scan capabilities as one person may own a vehicle that many people drive.  If this were the case, APNRs would be needlessly and erroneously alerting authorities all over town 24 hour a day!  So, I vote, flags for BOLOs.    

This is actually going to be a matter of your discretion to what these flags could mean, just like real policing.  As far as I can tell, all of the GTAV flags are active BOLOs and are current concerns requiring action.  Flags are not past convictions for which action has already been taken.  "Suspended License", "Expired Registration", "License Expired", "Uninsured", "Evaded Police", "Hit and Run", etc, all say to me "take action".  Especial in reference to LSPDFR, PoliceRadio, and other policing mods available.  Actions can come in the form of warnings for "expiration" and "No Tax" or arrests for "Suspensions".  The bottom line is to have fun with it.  I will sometimes role-play that the flags are historical, past conviction errors, or other situations (warnings like SuperStumpie suggested),  However, I generally acknowledge that only vehicle/ped searches return un-prosecutable instances.  LSPDFR flags are flags I usually recognize as increased danger and as an indication to investigate or take direct action against a crime that will be, is being, or has been committed.

Thank you for the question, I had fun thinking about it.  Cops are awesome.  I thought and wrote about this in a matter of minutes, cops figure it out in seconds.

Edited July 21, 20169 yr by kwestsock