Equipment

Equipment utilised by the Lakeshore Police Department (LPD) allows units to engage in pursuits of suspects actively associated with illicit street racing.

Through the use of communication, pursuit tactics, and support units, the LPD can effectively coordinate operations across Lakeshore.

Dispatch

Dispatch co-ordinates units across Lakeshore with constant communication including managing resource priorities, relaying instructions, and escalating active pursuits.

They are able to organise reinforcements, equipment placement, and suspect searches.

Scanner

The police scanner allows units and dispatch to remain in contact via radio transmission, allowing for effective co-ordination of pursuit resources.

Operations

Units

Icon	Function	Icon	Function
	Patrol Dodge Charger		AWD Ford Explorer
	Interceptor Chevrolet Corvette		Undercover Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
	Heavy Ford F-150 Raptor		Helicopter Aerial support

Coordination

Icon	Function
	Multiple Units Multiple units of the same type are currently engaged in the pursuit
	No Line of Sight Unit has lost visual contact and is likely to leave pursuit
	Unit Takedown Unit has been taken down or disabled and is unable to continue pursuit

Helicopter

Icon	Function
	No Line of Sight Unit has lost visual contact and is attempting to re-establish visual contact
	Refuel Unit is leaving pursuit to refuel

Radar

The mini-map and pause menu map show the locations of units and their current engagement status.

Units

Units engaging in an pursuit are shown on the map and mini-map with a combination of coloured circles of varying sizes and vision cones.

Unit - Engaged
(On Patrol)

Unit - Engaged
(In Pursuit)

Unit - Searching
(Cooldown)

Unit - Searching
(Cooldown, Engine Off)

Helicopter

Helicopters engaging in an pursuit are shown on the map and mini-map with coloured circles of varying sizes.

Helicopter - Engaged
(In Pursuit)

Helicopter - Searching
(Cooldown)

Helicopter - Disengaged
(Refuelling)

Suspects

Icon	Function
	Player A player currently in a pursuit and their current Heat Level
	Player (Assiting) Another player that is currently assisting or being assisted by the player in a pursuit
	Player (Busting) A player currently having their busted meter filled
	Player (Evading) A player currently in cooldown and filling their evasion meter

Roadblocks

Roadblocks are deployed by the Lakeshore Police Department to either control a suspect's direction of travel or slow down the pace of a pursuit.

There are two types of roadblocks setup by the LPD during pursuits, although the type positioned and the units included is tied to the suspect's Heat Level, but the arrangement differs depending on the location they are established.

Types

Smashable

A smashable roadblock uses blue barriers, cones, and units to deter suspects, with their presence indicated using blue lights.

Although not formidable and easy broken through by any vehicle, the barriers can slow down vehicles from a high rate of speed.

Spike Strip

A spike strip roadblock uses a varying number of devices designed to puncture the tyres of a suspect and either impede or disable their vehicle, with their presence indicated using red lights.

The devices can puncture the tyres of both suspects and LPD units, although the tyres of the player's vehicle can reinflate after a short period of time.

Even though the main deployment for a spike strip roadblock are tyre shredding devices, blue barriers, cones, and units may also be utilised in their establishment.

Arrangements

Row

A roadblock row spans the width of a road or location and is intended to stop any vehicles from passing.

The length of the row depends on the width of the road a roadblock is established along and the accompanying units deployed.

Chicane

A roadblock chicane is split into two halves of the road's width or location and is intended to slow down any vehicles from passing.

The length of each row depends on the width of the road a roadblock is established along and the accompanying units deployed, but each typically span half of the road's width to create a chicane.

Units

Light

Light units are deployed at lower Heat Levels to provide additional support in a roadblock.

They can appear in any type or arrangement of roadblock.

Heavy

Heavy units are deployed at higher Heat Levels to provide substantial support in a roadblock.

They can appear in any type or arrangement of roadblock.