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Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

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Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

This is a quick bump for the roleplay, but don't take it as just a bump! If you're reading this and you're interested in joining, take the plunge and please enlist in the Grimsborough PD, I'm sure it'll be worth it! I'll reply to just about every In Character Post with another one ASAP as long as I'm online and I'm fine with answering any inquiries, so if you have any questions about the roleplay before joining, simply let me know and I'll type up a decisive response.

Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

I should leave a sign-up sheet behind for Jones, since I'll be using him in almost every situation if anything's needed.

* First and Last Name: David Jones

* Age/Gender: 33/Male

* Appearance: Jones is an officer of average weight with short brown spiky hair that spikes upwards. He tends to wear the PD uniform a lot of the time, which consists of a teal blue shirt with a dark blue necktie, with his rank and name on his arm. Finally, his pants are a dark grey, supported by a leather belt.

* Personality: Jones is a generally easygoing officer who cares about his colleagues, despite being on the force for a number of years. His hobbies usually consist of fishing and hiking, but he always puts his work ahead of his pursuits in life. He was once a mere small-time officer like Ramirez, but has managed to earn himself a promotion and become a full-time detective. Although he has a fear of being demoted whenever King gets upset, he does his best to keep King happy and out of his way. He's also not afraid of getting angry at the higher-ups, but is terrible at lying to them.

* Strengths:
Good: (Logic) Jones is relatively good at piecing pieces of the crime together, especially during killer confrontations, but is only average at coming to conclusions outside of them.
Great: (Sympathy) Jones is very good at being sympathetic when it comes to questioning witnesses who don't deserve any wrath. They're more likely to give him a lead or some sort of information without having to be pressed too far.

* Weaknesses:
Bad: (Lying/Bluffing) Jones is alright at telling lies, but falls flat when it comes to bluffing to the higher ups, especially if the person he's trying to lie to carries some financial importance.
Awful: (Temper) Jones tends to get carried away with grudges on some people at times, especially when it came to Tony Marconi. If someone who's against the law slips away a couple of times, Jones tends to start seeing it as if that person's responsible for everything.

* Preferred Method of Interrogation: Jones will usually act serious when it comes to questioning people, but will get angry and forceful if someone lies to him. Whenever he gets angry, people who initially lied to him tend to lose their cool and will give him what he needs, but people who manage to stand their ground are immune from his anger.

* Preferred Mode of Transportation: Jones has a driver's license, so he'll usually drive in the PD-mandated police car.

* How long have you worked as an Officer?: Jones has been working at the PD for 6 years.

Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

The Evidence Locker:

Your Police Badge: This is the proof that shows that you're an officer. If people think that you're an impostor, show this to them to prove your worth.
Homemade Remote: A homemade remote was found nearby a dumpster, possibly thrown by Shaun. It has a small button on the front that could be hidden in case he fell under any suspicion. Some prints have been found on it that belong to Shaun Crosby.
Bloody Trail: A small trail of blood lines the streets, belonging to Shaun Crosby. It's especially large at the top, where he was caught and arrested.
Bomb Shards: Tiny fragments of green paint were found on the bomb shards that littered the crime scene, while Nathan commented on how loud the bomb must have been for its caliber.
Henry Crosby's Body: Henry's body was found in bits and pieces, his right leg being blown off and parts of his body and various bits of his flesh lying across the center of the park. Nothing of importance was found on the body during the autopsy, but if the killer was nearby, they should be suffering from partial deafness. Not even Nathan was able to track down what type of bomb it was.
Greene's Documents: A set of documents show that Greene was making some rather high offers to buy the market out, but it looks like Henry and Shaun had disagreed on selling their stall.
Orthopedic Footprints: Since the victim wasn't wearing orthopedic shoes, which were used for people with leg problems, these footprints leaving the crime scene must belong to someone who does.
Written Threat: A notable threat has been written on a scrap of paper with single sided tape on it, reading "Leave Eastfield Market alone, you greedy scum, or I will blow you all up." It was found under a counter at the Eastfield Market and has been proven to have been written by Shaun Crosby.
Strange Photograph: Alfred gave the team a black and white photograph, telling them that he got it from Henry, who told him that it contained a ghost from the war before walking away. Two men are in this photo, one of them being a younger version of Henry and the other being an unknown man in his 40's. There's a small date written on the lower right hand corner of the photo that reads "01/19/1975".
Second Bomb: A second bomb was nearly detonated inside the trunk of a red car by Greene Banking, but it spat out an ERROR just before it was supposed to detonate. It was found inside of Scott Greene's car.

Forensic's Goals:
Get a copy of the Eastfield Market documents ready for Rachel.
Get the second bomb searched for any evidence.

Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

* First and Last Name:

* Age/Gender:

* Appearance: (Pictures are fine for this section.)

* Backstory: (This is optional, you can make your character's backstory up as you go.)

* Personality: (Use as much detail as you like!)

* Strengths: (Name 1-3 strengths and rank them as Good, Better and Best. Please explain them if you can!)

* Weaknesses: (Name 1-3 weaknesses and rank them as Bad, Awful and Worst. Just like with your strengths, please explain them in detail. Make sure that your Strengths = your Weaknesses! Eg. You can have 1 Good/Bad and 1 Best/Worst, since they balance each other out.)

* Preferred Method of Interrogation: (Are you a harsh officer who demands the truth from every witness or are you willing to sympathize with the supposedly innocent?)

* Preferred Mode of Transportation: (Do you prefer taking a police car, driving in the back or just taking the bus or train?)

* How long have you worked as an Officer?

* When can you be online for RP?

Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

05/22/2018: 9:00 AM

As the sun shone on a brand-new day, the members of the Grimsborough Homicide Department were most likely just heading to work after their promotion or already at the station, as the Police Department was now centered directly in the middle of the Financial District, the hub of the city's economical district, where flashy lights and glass windows reigned king. Their promotion was quick, as the order was intercepted by Chief King from the highest man in the city, Mayor Howard Johnson, who wanted to commend them on their incredible agility and ability to capture Tony Marconi alive. As Tony rotted in prison, the clock ticked to 8:55 AM at the station, Chief King having called everyone down to the his office in order to inform them about several important people in the district and a case that had erupted within the stock market.

Detective David Jones was one of the first to enter this hallowed chief's headquarters, having just pulled a very early morning shift at the station starting at 5 AM in order to save face and obtain some extra hours. The Chief was already standing at his mahogany desk, where a telephone sat upon it with numbers of various top dogs in the city, some of which he didn't even recognize. A large window stood behind Chief King's desk and beside his collection of old case novels, while a TV stood upon the wall that was occasionally used to intercept important video-based messages. Nevertheless, the Chief was in his usual mood despite the team's promotion, with a apathetic look in his eyes that brimmed with seriousness. Jones took one of the faux leather chairs in the room and sat upon it, waiting for the others to arrive.

He remembered that time when Tony was sent to prison, after his motive was properly revealed. That long laugh, followed by the mobster pulling a gun on him and his fellow officers was a last-ditch effort to save his own skin, but Jones was able to tackle Tony and bring him down. It was a shame that he never fired off a shot, as he would have received a life sentence for sure. If it wasn't obvious enough, Jones had a bit of a grudge against the boss for teasing him all of the time about how he wasn't going to be captured, but he was now securely behind bars. King had yet to begin speaking, watching the clock as the seconds ticked by until 9:05 AM arrived.

Arm of Justice: Grimsborough's Reckoning (Open and Accepting Applications!)

"Everybody hides a secret and every body hides a secret. Those are the two rules of investigating a murder." - Nathan Pandit, Coroner of the Grimsborough PD.



Based off of the game Criminal Case, this RP will traverse through various districts, with each district containing several cases that inevitably lead up to a finale, where a key player in the past few cases will be charged for their crimes. This RP doesn't have an emphasis on combat, but rather focuses on exercising your brain and examining leads in order to come to a solid conclusion.

Please read the text below to browse this signup sheet and if you're reading this, thank you for taking interest in my roleplay!



Industrial District:

During the events of the Industrial District, the Grimsborough Police Team opened their services by capturing a bodyguard by the name of Dennis Brown who was caught for murdering his employer for some money from a shady mob boss known as Tony Marconi. Although Tony did not falter and denied everything, they inevitably solved another case at a dockyard and learned about the Skulls and Vipers, before successfully indicting Harry Landry for the murder of his partner by turning their thinking around and proving that his partner was a fraud and a crook. This continued when the leader of the Vipers, Salvador Cordero, was accused for burning his ex-gang member to death, but the team was able to prove that the convenience store owner, Joe Stern, disguised himself as Salvador and used the flames to hide his identity. With Joe out of the way, things heated up when Mikhail Levin was charged of murdering his own father, telling police that he was tricked by Tony into committing the crime.

When the Police Department went into an uproar over the murder of Salvador, the team suspected that Tony was about to make his final move and used everything at their disposal to defeat Tony's false witness, his blackmailed prosecutor and his restraining order on the PD, as well as Tony's smarts and his last-ditch effort to shoot a PD officer. Tony was finally locked up as the leader of the Skulls went off to open a motorcycle company and distance himself from this crime, therefore putting an end to most of the organized crime within the shadiest section of the city, the Industrial District. After their promotion, the team then went to the Financial District where they expected some safety, but a briefing on a new murder was just about to occur from their chief, Chief King...

Financial District:

The team was able to start their case off strong by apprehending Harry Krane, a jealous man who wanted nothing more than to become Greene's stock trader, but failed to another man who Greene thought was better. Although Greene initially concealed this motive from them to protect himself, he did give them some valuable key-cards and eventually coughed up this info, Greene being a billionaire who owns a huge chunk of the district through his company, Greene Holding.



Each case consists of 3 chapters, generally following this format:

* Chapter 1: The victim is usually found during this section, alongside some key evidence that may be related to the murder. Suspects are still being discovered during this part of the case and you'll most likely have a lot of evidence to send to the coroner, which you can do so at any time, as police officers are typically stationed at every scene.

* Chapter 2: You'll usually get your autopsy results back during this chapter, alongside discovering the last few suspects of the case. You'll still be looking for leads and will most likely come back to chat with a few people and put someone in interrogation.

* Chapter 3: During this final section, the team will most likely cover their last few leads, find a twist or two and then put all of their evidence together and indict the person whom they believe to be the killer. The long killer battle, where the team must rebutt all of the killer's points in order to defeat them usually takes place here and these battles will get harder and longer over time.

* Epilogue: Every case has an epilogue, where some last-minute information is revealed and the case comes to a close. After the epilogue, a time-skip usually occurs, which then leads into the next case.



Investigations: Investigations typically begin when you enter a new place of interest for the first time and will usually consist of the officers looking through the room and trying to find any evidence that might be of help to your case. Pay attention to everything in the exposition post, as searching in those areas might prove to be helpful to your case. As you advance your investigations and interrogations, new areas will be unlocked.

Interrogations: Interrogations begin when you choose to begin interrogating a suspect with several questions. You can ask them questions and they'll directly give you answers. It's typically easier to question a suspect when they're in a holding cell, but this is not necessary, even for potential culprits.

Testimonies: Testimonies begin when you ask for the suspect to give what they saw or their opinion on something in a testimony. Some testimonies may be completely true while some may have lies hidden with them that you might be able to contradict with your evidence on hand. All of the evidence found by a police officer is automatically shared with all of the other police officers and suspects.

Killer Battles: Killer battles begin when everyone on the team decides on capturing one person in particular and moves in to interrogate them. During a killer battle, you must take down all of the points that the supposed culprit puts up to defend themselves, such as their alibi, their lack of a motive and even evidence that points towards someone else. Some battles might end in a chase or a fight, but most killers will usually give up after being proven guilty.



* On top of the previous rules, meta-gaming, posting spoilers or using knowledge that was obtained from the Criminal Case Series/Wiki is considered to be against the rules, as it spoils some of the killers and some twists in the story. Therefore, if you're currently playing Criminal Case, let me know when you're signing up. Spoiling twists in the story is subject to an instant ban, as this is a huge infraction.

* No one is allowed to kill any main/major characters listed below, as well as any suspects or key players. This is for the sake of staying true to the plot of the series and not having posts such as ""it's time for you to die" alan says as he shoots chief king to dead."

* DNA and Print Layering don't count during investigations, but fingerprints, glove prints, etc. do. This is because 99% of these murders could be ended just by searching for DNA and print layering can be used to fix just about every single problem with fingerprints. This helps in keeping the puzzles fresh!

* As a heads up, I'll be playing every NPC or major/main character that's not a sign-up, such as witnesses, coroners or killers. I've had an incredible amount of experience with running these cases, so I can promise you that it shouldn't take long for me to get used to this new format.

* All of the suspects will have access to the evidence associated with the case during interrogations, in order to be able to properly defend themselves.



Detective David Jones: A detective who tends to jump to conclusions and puts a bit too much trust in his plans, but is very good at getting the truth out of people and finding little details that no one else discovers. He'll tag along with a random officer during the roleplay and if you want to join his RP, just ask him in advance and he'll most likely join your group.

Chief Samuel King: This Chief cares about his "pieces" and is in charge of briefing the police department and keeping the top political figures in the city safe. His pet peeve is not having every case solved as quickly as possible, as this angers him.

Nathan Pandit: This man is in charge of taking care of autopsying bodies and believes that his job carries a great amount of significance. No corpse is too sickly for him, as he's seen countless bodies, whether or not they came to him in one piece.

Grace Delaney: A kind forensic scientist who is in charge of the biological/chemical portion of the forensic lab. She's generally in charge of looking into unknown samples, murder weapons and any large samples of human DNA that you can find.

Alden Greene: This rich and fanatical billionaire didn't start from rags, but is the founder of the Financial District, which was de-facto created due to the sprawling businesses that he created in this one part of town.

Alex Turner: A slightly egotistical yet helpful ex-tech repairman who takes care of the technical portion of forensics. Hardly underestimatable, this man has been able to crack into social media accounts, obtain secretive info, run scans on receipts and more.

Eduardo Ramirez: A balding constable who has worked at the joint for 15 years and is still waiting on his promotion, although he hasn't lost a speck of his care for the job and for the interesting cases that he works on.

Howard Johnson: The mayor of Grimsborough and an old man who has had a motley of experience with the infrastructure of this city. His re-election is quickly approaching, although it's still far too early for him to announce whether or not he'll be running.

Tony Marconi: Although he's currently incarcerated for the next 20 years for the murder of Salvador Cordero, Tony has made a large impact upon the team due to his slipperiness and his vast intelligence.

That's about it, please let me know if you have any questions and every sign-up is appreciated! The more police officers that we have on our team, the quicker each case can be completed. Even one officer can get our RP going and I can promise you that I have plenty of cases planned with an assortment of twists.