Tonights patrol began at McNeil Island in Illinois. I left the system and headed down the lanes to New York. I proceeded to run to loops of the system, never seeing any possible pirates close enough to bother chasing. I saw one Lane Hacker, Callsign Vinny, and 2 other Hostiles. The 2 others never got close enough for an accurate scan. After clearing New York, I proceeded to California. Upon completing a sweep there, With no hostile encounters, i returned to New York. Though still quiet, I met an independant police pilot buy the name Sala_Kimaru. After some discussion on the finer points of the Liberator, The pilot expressed some interest in joining the primary fleet. I forwarded them to our information services desk. I also flew a quick patrol into Texas, seeing nothing but that Vinny guy on the edge of my scanners again. After that, i Proceeded to return to Illinois and dock with Police Plaza.