Police Chief Suspect Booking and Fingerprinting Guide

To book a suspect in Police Chief, transport them to your precinct, select their entry at the booking terminal to verify case details, complete the manual fingerprint scan, and confirm the final charges to update their status from pending to booked.

How to Book and Fingerprint Suspects

Follow this intake sequence whenever an officer transports a suspect to your precinct:

1. Access the booking terminal: Interact with the terminal in your facility's processing area to view all individuals currently held in temporary cells.
2. Verify case details: Select the detained individual from the intake list and check their information against active case logs to confirm matching offenses.
3. Complete the fingerprint scan: Interact with the fingerprinting station and follow the real-time on-screen prompts to scan the detainee. Keep the area around the equipment clear of physical obstructions so the interaction prompt functions correctly.
4. Finalize case documentation: Return to the terminal interface and confirm the final charges. Check administrative logs to ensure the suspect's status shifts from "Pending" to "Booked" or "Processed."

Managing Precinct Bottlenecks

If your booking room stalls, officers cannot deposit new field arrests, causing precinct operations to stop. Keep the intake queue clear with these management practices:

• Clear station queues immediately: Finalize documentation right after an arrest arrives to prevent temporary cell overcrowding.
• Prioritize high-value cases: Process suspects tied to urgent or critical active cases first when multiple arrestees arrive at once.
• Maintain cell capacity: Move processed suspects out of temporary intake cells into permanent holding or court transfer pipelines so new arrests can enter.
• Prevent pathing blockages: Keep idling officers away from the booking terminal and fingerprinting station to ensure interaction prompts remain accessible.