Liberty Police, Inc. Reporting Office

[Lee_Redfield]

Sender: Recruit Officer Chase Harlan
Date: 18/01/819
Subject: Patrol #2
Arrests: None
Officers Present: Lt. Masket (For first half of patrol)

+After a brief lunch on Fort Bush I was hailed by Lt. Masket and he asked me to go on patrol with him. I joined him and in formation we patrolled through the New York System. Thankfully no major occurences sprang up, and the first part of my second patrol remained uneventful. Before Lt. Masket went off duty briefly he tasked me with escorting a special vessel from the Conneticut Jumphole to the Pennsylvania Jumpgate

+During this first escort I recieved an emergency hail from a trade vessel identified as OSC Torched located in Pennsylvania. The pilot reported that at least 3 pirates had been tracking him. He explained he was carrying a cargo hold full of gold, and he was currently docked and waiting escort. I responded as soon as my first escort duty was finished advising the pilot to remain docked. Unfortunately the first escort took quite some time, and with no other officers present, I rushed to Pennsylvania to do a search sweep and link up with the trade vessel as soon as the VIP vessel was secure.

+Coming through the Jumpgate into Pennsylvania I saw one Lane Hacker on my scanners fighting other Police (//NPCs) His scanners quickly picked me up and after a Halt order the pilot fled into a debris cloud. I did not capture any guncam footage of this pilot as my priority at the time was securing the safety of the OSC Torched trade vessel. I then proceeded to do a sweep of the Pennsylvania system, finding only a few low level "civilians" who quickly dispersed. It was then that I recieved another emergency hail from the OSC Torched which was now in New York under attack by unknown amount of hostiles. I rushed to New York and immediately through the Jumpgate I found two Lane Hackers pilots well armed attacking the trade vessel. I advised them to stand down, and they continued to fire on the trader so I engaged. Sadly, before I could make my first pass the trade vessel's hull tore open and the ship went up in a ball of flame and debris. The trade vessel put several pirates out of action and I can attest that these vessels were destroyed purely in self defense.

After dispatching the trade vessel, the two Lane Hacker pilots proceeded to focus their attention fully on me. Outnumbered and outgunned I sent an emergency mayday with my coordinates in hopes that Navy or other officers had come on duty. Unfortunately, no one was able to reply, a dogfight ensued. I'm happy to report I was able to eject before the pirates finished me off. My escape pod is enroute to Planet Denver. Attached is evidence from my guncams.
Attack on trade vessel OSC Torched: Link
Destruction of trade vessel OSC Torched: Link
Assault by both pirates:Link
My Destruction:Link