[Illium] Task Force Assembled to Investigate Crime Spree

Task Force Assembled to Investigate Crime Spree

Scon Lintell, Outside In Entertainment

As of yesterday afternoon, Nos Astra officials have placed a small team of investigators into a task force dedicated to the search for sixteen-year-old Saleek Nuvetas, known to Illium residents as the “Professional Panty Raider.” The salarian, described by police as “1.8 meters tall, silver-skinned and bearing a red-striped tattoo along his horns,” has been making waves across the asari-dominated planet by breaking into celebrities’ homes and removing all articles of undergarments from the premises. No witnesses have come forth to describe his crimes, though he has left a “calling card” at each of his crimes: a holographic silhouette of the victim in question, with a highlighted pelvic region.

Victims’ reactions to the string of thefts have been mixed, from fear and horror over the thefts to sheer perplexity at the thief’s seeming refusal to take other objects.

“I just don’t get it, said Porette Nureed, noted victim and star of Astra Broadcasting Network’s Time Enough for Me. “There are so many things in my closet alone that are far more expensive than that. My Silver Satellite Award for Best Actress was sitting just outside, and it’s probably more expensive than everything he’s stolen so far…Why just go for my [undergarments]?”

Other victims, such as turian actor Eszark Mutandis, were more aggressive in their stance.

“I say let that little [censored] come back,” he said in a statement to Outside In. “Let him come back and try that little stunt again with me. Nobody comes into my home and [censored] steals from me, nobody.”

Nos Astra police have urged calm in response to this, and for Nos Astra celebrities to invest in stronger security until such time as Saleek is apprehended. Makrink Security’s stock rose sharply with this statement, as did Eternity Lingerie’s.

Which is the bloody weird thing-it's a salarian.

I know there are supposed to be exceptions to that rule, but damn. Still think it's probably some DDS stunt gone wrong. Or right. Who knows with them?

They did say a small team of investigators - based on other such efforts it could be as little as a single NAPD officer and two or three subcontractor specialists. I'm sure the status of the victims greased some axles, but the actual deployment is likely not that much more than the case merits, just branded a 'task force' for media purposes. I'm sure there are many more officers already assigned to any of the more immediately dangerous cases going on.

Besides, while it may not seem like much of a big deal, don't discount the effect something like this can have on whoever it's done to. Some people may be able to dismiss it as nothing but a prank, even if it happens to them - and maybe it is nothing more than that - but it can just as easily cause major distress. This isn't one of the core Republics where barring extraordinary circumstances you can just leave security to a standard household VI and sensor package, there's a real reason for the public surveillance grid, and all the private security measures that are commonplace here. If you can't feel your home is secure, that you're safe there... I can really understand how this upsets people far beyond the apparent scale of the crime.

Isn't it even more astonishing that with everybody having some sort of security in place, this 'Raider' (makes me giggle, sorry) still could get in and out on numerous occasions?

I do well remember my time on Trategos. We had our VI programmed to offer a person something from the bar while she was waiting for our return. Now here on the Citadel, I am happy to have a security system as well. I can't really imagine what I would do in such an event.

That'll always be the way, I guess, no such thing as a 'perfect' defence. My dad used to say, when we were sparring, it's a lot easier to attack the defence your opponent is using than to defend against any attack he might use. :) I doubt I'm 'famous' enough to rate on this person's lidar, but if I'm wrong, at least there's the deterrent that if he wants my lingerie collection, he'll need to bring a cargo mech to carry it all at the very least. Like to see him sneak that past the imaging net.

I have taken a bit of time to click through your gallery and I guess I get what you mean. It's that or his head would explode over the choice which ones to take!
We should trade shopping tips some time!