PRIORITY:Medium ENCRYPTION: High, RFP coding IDENTIFICATION:Wachmann Laura Carsten SOURCE:planet New Berlin TIME STAMP:28th November, 9:52 local time SUBJECT:Reports. Maybe little old ones
*Laura appears on the screen in her office in the polizei office building on planet New Berlin with view on the metropolis behind her*
Guten tag, Wachmann Laura Carsten here. First of all, I want to say danke for mein promotion, I hope I will confirm that it was good decision. And to be a good officer, I will continue my effort to finish all important reports I should make from last weeks. I will try to improve this part of my work, I promise I will...try. Anyway, let´s start.
First event worthy of mention took place in Hamburg system where I was patrolling, looking for smugglers and embargo breakers again. I noticed two IFFless Gulls named Boss1 and boss2 which sold their cargo on planet Hamburg and then went empty towards battleship Westfalen. I somehow got suspicion about them so I followed them. They continued from battleship not via another trade lane nor they docked, but took cruise to open space so I stopped and questioned them. They admitted intention to go to Liberty through Bremen system which was completely considered as restricted area in that time before law change. I explained them that they want to breach restricted area and questioned them repeteadly from who they have information about Bremen system and entrance jumphole. They were trying to avoid answer - by the way, pilot of one ship claimed that the second is under control of AI system and also that we will "soon have problems with gallics too"*rolls eyes*- but then finally said something about former member of Rheinland Military who told them this when they saved him in Omicrons. This sounds as trustworthy as promise of a junker he will not break laws again, but it seemed I can´t get more from them so I kept eye on this two until they left Hamburg system with empty cargo hold through Bering jumphole. Uploading record of our communication and interrogation...
Second event happened during patrol with Oberst Wolthers. We met in Munich Republican IFFed Mjolnir named Lucius. We questioned pilot about legality of using this ship outside military and polizei forces and he admitted he was military recruit and then took his ship to service for Republican Shipping. Honestly I can´t understand how this can happen in military. Nobody is missing this Mjolnir in service? But that is not our concern of course. We informed pilot about his situation and he agreed he will return the ship and choose civilian one for his service. Then we let him go. Details here...
But now, my favourite part, caught smugglers of course. The first one in IFFless Pelican named Fandango was real underdog or complete fool, hard to judge. He decided to undock from Oder shipyard with 778 cargo units of black market munitions just in the moment when space around planet New Berlin was full of Rheinland and Kusari military ships and also few polizei ones were there including my. All because of launch and transport of battleship Izanagi to Kusari. According to what Oberst Wolthers who was there too said, it was not first time this ship was caught with contraband. Anyway, despite it was obvious that any attempt to escape will end with quick destruction of the ship, pilot tried that so threat became reality in a second. Scans and log here, unfortunately I don´t have the moment of ship destruction because it happened so quickly due to number of guns around.
Another one, this time junker in pirate transport named Pickles with 2805 units of sorted artifacts in the cargo hold. At the beginning he seemed to be communicative and reasonable, but only because he thought he will get from this. First he tried to bribe me, then soften me to let him go. He of course failed. Then, despite reinforcement made by BDM ship arrived, he tried to run and was destroyed in our combined effort. Evidence, scans and logs here...
And now the last one in today´s report, unfortunately again with suicidal tendencies. IFFless Heron named Slipdog1 loaded 2910 cargo units of black market munitions which I caught in front of planet Hamburg. This one too was able to speak with me for a moment, but then turned and tried to escape towards Liberty. Bad decision. I destroyed his ship and then rest of the illegal cargo. Escape pods were handed over to surface personnel on planet Hamburg. Another smuggling case closed, evidence here...
It seems that smugglers are turning to be quite desperate and ready to endanger their ships or even lifes. But that´s their choice. Anyway, that´s all...for today. Another paperwork needs to be processed...erm, later. Wachmann Laura Carsten signing off.