Crime on the rise in Borealis
April 10, 29480 - Miranda 'Whtrose' Ariel [Atlantean]
IRRK Freelance - Borealis has of late become almost literally a breeding ground for Terrorist activities of all sorts, largely because of its neutral stance in the war, its quick access to both the grid and the city of Jobe, and its reputation for being a good place to buy and sell merchandise no matter how hot the item is.
Be it secret meetings of the Nanomage Liberation Front or ransom payments being made for the return of kidnapped individuals, Borealis has earned a reputation of being an unsafe city in recent months. In a world with such technologies as our insurance scanners, and weapons available to anyone with the credits to afford them, this increasing reputation of being an unsafe place has if anything caused its popularity to increase as well.
When interviewing people on the street, it was actually found that the concern lies not in the crimes themselves, for the “criminals seem to leave us well alone” according to one Zandibel. Indeed Zandibel, a member of the NLF, says she wasn’t worried until law enforcement groups started showing up everyday, and poking their nose where they don’t belong.
Elliya Rooks, the head of the University of Rubi-Ka, has received complaints from her students in the University about criminals committing petty thefts, though she does not believe that more officers are going to be put on the streets to stop such crimes and advises people to be very careful when making trades.