From: Officer John Doe Masket
Date: April 13
Subject: Rochester incident
It seems there are many harsh words and misconceptions flying about regarding what happened today. So here is my side of what happened, in chronological order.
My previous report outlines the beginning. Saronsen returned approximately 2 hours and 9 minutes later and engaged a passerby. He was then destroyed a second time by an IND convoy. Immediately afterward, much to my shock he was back, and began trading in the New York system. I found this suspicious and followed him untill he left.
Then he came back, again, this time full of cardamine. At the time I was having a chat with rommie in the vicinity of rochester. I was told by a higher ranking officer that we were to engage criminals even if they fled to rochester. Rommie had just pirated a passing trader, but I had no evidence and decided to let it go. This is when saronsen showed up laiden down with cardamine. I ordered him to stop, and disrupted him about 5-8k out from rochester. He proceeded on thruster power and managed to dock with the base. I then proceeded to leave the area as I was outnumbered by increasingly hostile criminals. At the edge of the debris field, I was engaged by them, and called for backup. I returned fire as ordered.
We destroyed two of them, including rommies gunship. The rogue fled back to rochester, where Saronsen had undocked and then decided to park himself in the middle of the fray. I opened fire, but did not destroy him as the rogue was once again on my tail.
Then the chief started yelling so we pulled out.
Here are all relevant photos of the incident.
I would also like to convey my apologies to the junker congress regarding the firefight. It will not happen again.