53.  ABANDONED POLICE PRECINT

Just as the walls were being finished, right before Carnival was announced, the Night City Police were in a hurry to get this small police precint station cleared out.  It had been the target of gang violence for the last few years, and in 2020 alone 12 officers from this station ahd been wounded or killed.  The officers that remained were looking forward to clearing out for good.

They began clearing the building out in stages, moving as much as they could in panel vans, while fellow officers gave escort in and out of the area.  However due to numerous delays, the officers were late in getting every thing out.  With only an hour before the Zone was sealed, and Carnival was announced, most of the officers remaining merely fled the scene.  They knew once it went public what was about to go down, that their little station would face the angry retribution of the streets.  When word got out that the police were leaving, a riot broke out, most of the officers were able to escape, but they were not able to completely clear the station.  As local boosters and irate citizens chased the last of the officers out of the Zone, Arthur Trent and his hired guns swiftly moved to station to salvage what they could.  What they found was more than they expected, and ended up being the key not only to Club Crossroads survival, but of the Kingsmen being a force to be respected in the Zone.  In their haste, the police left behind the stations newly issued Metal Gear armor.  Enough for every officer assigned there at the time, 32 suits in all were recovered. 

Now the station sits empty, a heavily vandalized and decaying building.  The Jail Cells are still functional however, and the outer walls are well armored.  Occasionally someone squats here, but no one has taken over the building yet.

Written By Deric Bernier, images from Carnage Frontier

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