::Officer's report Subject was detected along Manhattan-W.P. lane and hailed my vessel at 01:72. I investigated the situation to find subject hailing from a "Crow" heavy fighter. ID was consistent with that of a pirate. Subject claimed to have several pilots' escape pods on board, and wished to return them. Upon further scans, suspect was found to be carrying six Liberty Navy pilots, four Liberty Police pilots, and three civilian pilots. Suspect also was found to be carrying several bits of scrap metal as well as a small quantity of neon.
Upon demanding the release of the captive pilots into police custody, suspect placed a ransom of 500 million credits on the captives. I demanded the captives' release twice more before suspect began to flee the scene. Fearing for the safety of the captives, I opened fire on the suspect's vessel. Suspect stopped and returned fire, leaving minor damage to my ship's hull.
From there, a dogfight ensued. A nearby LSF agent responded to the scene and, though initially slow to the punch, engaged the suspect in his Liberator-class fighter.
It was on one of my last remaining missile salvos that all six of my projectiles simultaneously struck the suspect's fighter, quickly obliterating the shield and punching a gaping hole straight through the ship's drive. The subject jettisoned before further ship destruction, and the captives were successfully recovered via tractor beam. Subject was delivered to central booking, Manhattan; captives were taken into the custody of officers at Open Hands Medical Center for examination and release.
::Evidence of incident
Attached: Scan of suspect's vessel (67b) [CORRUPTED]
Attached: Dashcam imagery of engagement (158b) [CORRUPTED]
Attached: Blackbox transcript of engagement (12b) [SUCCESS]
TRANSCRIPT START 01:72
Molly.Flogger: I 'ave several pilots 'ere.
Molly.Flogger: An' I'm willin' t' give them t' ya LPI man.
TRADELANE DISRUPTED
Molly.Flogger: LPI boy, ya want yer pilots or not?
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: What? What have you got?
LIBERTY POLICE SCAN INITIALIZED
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Oh yeah, I'll be taking those pilots.
Molly.Flogger: Five 'unerd mil fer these pilots o' yers.
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Good one.
Molly.Flogger: I'm serious.
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: How about hand 'em over, and we can forget the 2 million in fines you've racked up since I got here.
Molly.Flogger: Mmm, no thanks.
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Don't make me use force, pilot. Hand em over. Now.
Molly.Flogger: Gimme th' money.
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: It ain't up for negotiation. Last chance.
Molly.Flogger: Nay
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: That's it!
LIBERTY POLICE ENGAGEMENT NOTICE
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Eat missiles!
SHIELDS FAILURE
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Is that all you got?
Garuda-1: You should firing the missiles foward.
SHIELDS FAILURE
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Hey LSF agent, feel free to pitch in anytime.
Garuda-1: Okay.
Garuda-1: Going in.
KILL NOTICE: Molly.Flogger was put out of action by LPI-Eric.Cairns[S] (Missile/Torpedo).
LPI-Eric.Cairns[S]: Crime NEVER pays! TRANSCRIPT ENDS 01:90
:[color=#3333ff]:End Liberty Police, Inc. Weapons Discharge Notice