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Howdy, I've noticed that a lot of the uniforms for Puget Sound region agencies are based off of older uniforms, or even "dress" uniforms that each agency has. A suggestion for those building uniforms for these agencies, which for argument's sake reaches from Bellingham all the way to Centralia, you should consult what is called the "K-9 Uniform" at this uniform supplier: http://www.bratwear.com/ They are the lead supplier of primary duty uniforms for the bulk of police and sheriff agencies in the region, and the jumpsuit is the uniform of choice since 2009 for those agencies. Also, Blumenthal's which has stores in several Puget Sound area towns carry a patrol jumpsuit that is a distant runner up to Bratwear. Good luck all! Matt

It seems to me, something that appears to be over looked with traffic stops is the potential scenarios a driver and/or passenger could put you through. Now granted, I'm only watching a slew of YouTube videos from dozens of users, so I may not know everything. But it seems like there are three options the driver has. They can either pull over, and submit their information to the officer, take off when the officer approaches the vehicle on foot, or completely ignore the lights, sirens and directives to pull over. Now, those three scenarios are completely valid, as they happen with an ill-advised frequency. However, there are a number of scenarios being missed here. One, the driver could have their car radio turned up full blast, and be a complete **** by not cooperating. A more modern day equivalent, they're on their cell phone with "an important business" call, which ultimately ends up being their "mommy." They could jump out of the car and act completely irrational, or like they don't know who you are or what planet they're on. They could be shooting heroin into their veins and tell you to hold on, as their three year old sits in the backseat crying uncontrollably. Or really, the absolute worst--they come right out of the driver and/or passenger seat shooting a gun. I've seen handguns, rifles, shotguns, guns that couldn't be explicitly identified because they were someone's backyard lathe job. Either way, this one here is a crucial one missing from the game that should indeed be in there. But again, I don't play this game as of yet, I've just been watching a lot of videos. If traffic stop scenarios have already been exhausted, then my apologies for my two cents, and carry on.

I agree with this idea from the standpoint of gaining realism. In working a shift, you might start right out of the parking lot with a "hot" call, and then go six hours with nothing but non-emergency calls, and then all of a sudden get hit with another hot call. The challenge on the street is staying alert and motivated for dynamic action. In LCPDFR, from what I can tell, people are pulling their guns out every other call. Granted, there are days like that, but it's not every time you hit the street. Obviously, trying to recreate real shifts is not going to be carried out exactly, but to have non-emergency calls generated would be a major add that would get within the realm of real patrol work.

I think in keeping with the realism of how a law enforcement agency works, and trying to maximize the game without maximizing resources, what a better add on would be combining warrant and civil functions. So, you could play out serving docs on people-presumably waiting for a person to arrive at an address, or knocking on the door in hopes that they're there, and also have the ability to affect arrest warrants from the same add-on. In short, two functions, one add-on. They are both closely related, and a number of Sheriff's Offices within the US have long since combined those two functions into the same details within their agencies.

To one of the previous posters, Washington DC IS a gangland, no doubt about it. They just luckily had a slow homicide rate this past year, but that's the first time in 38 years. To be honest, I'd say Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, or New Orleans are US Cities that are deserving of serious consideration. Philadelphia could be another place as well. Camden, New Jersey is right across the river from there, so just like Los Santos involved San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas being lumped together, they do the same format with Philly, Camden and Wilmington, Delaware. Personally, I'd like to see Seattle on there, but I'm totally bias. However, there is some merit. We have a rising homicide rate, the gang scene is re-igniting here, and we have three distinct communities that could be profiled. Seattle, Tacoma and Yakima. Yakima, though a mid-sized city at best, has risen to the top 10 in auto theft in the US, and has itself a very increased homicide rate. At the same time, I recognize that Seattle, even though starting to become a crime-ridden city-still does not present the way LA or NY does. Internationally, I think Indonesia would be a spectacular setting, simply because of the culture clash that is occurring there. On one block, you'll find first world class, and on the following block you'll run into third world disarray. I think that could create the most intriguing story line that the GTA series has ever had. If not there, somewhere in the Eastern Bloc would be great as well, where human trafficking is becoming the "normal" way of life. That could be the first time that GTA profiled a female as their lead character, which would be equally interesting.

Have they said it's going to be released on PC yet?

Whoa! Tarrytown, it's been over ten years since I was back that way! All those old brick buildings. That's where Kahr manufacturers their 9mm, or at least did when I was around there. At any rate, here's some stuff from Thurston County, Washington State: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46090025@N08/7156016612/ Sorry about the lack of vehicle coverage for Tenino, but it's difficult to find photos of their vehicles. I posted the two I could find, the one shows the primary design real close, and the other is of the entire vehicle. The color covering the front and back of the vehicle is a dark blue that is unique to them. Compared to what they used to have, they are very nice vehicles with a dignified design. Nisqually is a Tribal PD, and they only run SUV's, though there are some old pics out there that depict some crown vic's they once had in their regular fleet. Here's some of the one federal agency that runs around regularly, the Fort Lewis PD which is a DoD police agency. They have a LOT of variations on their vehicles: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4086/5094767011_10477cff97_z.jpg

What I know of the PCSO Explorer's Program is that they run a training program covering some basic emergency response, non-LE related of course, and I know they also make a big push for cadets to cross train in SAR. You can expect to be utilized for things like traffic control, parade details, etc.