Empire Report: Citizen Day Crime Spree
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BECK: Hello and welcome to Empire Report. I’m Beck Russum, alongside Alan Nuevo with the news you need to know from across the empire.
ALAN: It’s great having you behind the desk again, Beck.
BECK: Yeah, feels good to be back from assignment.
ALAN: Well, I know I’m not the only one who missed you around here.
BECK: I appreciate that. Honestly, hosting this show with you has been a dream come true, but I’ll always have a soft spot for fieldwork. Most of you probably don’t know this, but at the start of my career, it was just me and my Mako chasing down stories.
ALAN: You did some outstanding reporting, particularly that piece on slavers operating in Nul. I remember thinking how incredibly brave you were to put your life on the line to expose the haulers at the center of that operation.
BECK: That’s very kind of you, Alan. Thankfully, this assignment wasn’t nearly as dangerous.
ALAN: Yes, you were originally in Prime last week to cover their massive Citizen Day celebration, but it turned out there was a bigger story breaking.
BECK: That’s right, Alan. The morning after Citizen Day, rumors began to swirl that a major crime spree had hit the system. After a number of trusted sources provided confirmation, I stayed in-system and uncovered exclusive information about exactly what happened and who was affected.
ALAN: First, let’s go to Terra where earlier today law enforcement officials held a joint press conference with the Advocacy regarding this recent string of high profile burglaries, and asked the public for help in tracking down the perpetrators. Here’s Leo Sagara, Prime’s Chief of Police, discussing the case and the reasons behind taking this local matter to the wider empire.
[ Leo Sagara stands at a podium in a drab briefing room. Various local law enforcement officials and Advocacy agents flank him. ]
LEO SAGARA: In the early evening on the tenth of October, we began to receive numerous reports of break-ins at private residences in and around the Prime metropolitan area. The timing and similar methodology, along with evidence collected at the scene, led us to believe that these incidents are related. In each case, the perpetrators skillfully bypassed security systems, targeted and stole certain types of valuables, and vandalized the residences in a similar matter.
A number of these incidents occurred simultaneously, which indicates that multiple, coordinated teams carried out the robberies. It also suggests a sizeable and sophisticated criminal organization might be behind the operation. Due to this factor, and others that we’re not currently at liberty to reveal, the Prime Metropolitan Police Department has asked the Advocacy for assistance with this investigation.
We’ve also decided to appeal to the public for help. The extent and nature of these crimes indicate a high probability that the operation may extend beyond the Terra system. If you have any information related to these or similar crimes, please contact the Prime Metropolitan Police Department. We’ve set up an anonymous comm line and will be offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.
[ Back to Alan and Beck. ]
ALAN: While law enforcement officials have refused to comment further on the matter, Beck has uncovered further details that provide a stunning look at the breadth of this heinous crime spree and those affected by it.
BECK: The robberies occurred during Prime’s massive Citizen Day celebration, which attracted millions of participants from across the empire. According to my sources, some officials fear the perpetrators might have used the extremely busy spacelanes after the celebration as cover to escape the system. The chance that the offenders might no longer be in the Terra system drove the Advocacy to get involved with the investigation and for law enforcement officials to appeal to the wider public for help.
ALAN: Thanks to Beck, Empire Report has been able to confirm that the list of victims affected by this brazen crime spree includes prominent local business owners and philanthropists, sataball and vid stars, and political figures. Many of the victims appear to have been directly involved in the celebration itself, leaving our sources to theorize that they may have been specifically targeted because the perpetrators knew they wouldn’t be home for an extended period on the day in question.
BECK: Of particular note is that Empire Report exclusively learned that the residence of Terran Senator Mira Ngo was targeted. Senator Ngo, a vocal and longtime supporter of Terra-centric policies, was a featured speaker at the celebration and used the occasion to officially announce her candidacy to be the next Imperator.
ALAN: The break-in and subsequent investigation were why Senator Ngo cancelled the six-system campaign tour announced during her Citizen Day speech. The tour was meant to start in Prime and stop in every system on her return journey to New York City, where she intended to once again submit legislation that would move the UEE capital from Earth to Terra.
BECK: The announcement of Senator Ngo’s candidacy was the major headline coming out of Prime’s Citizen Day celebrations, but has now taken a backseat to this developing story. Senator Ngo was the first Transitionalist to collect the requisite number of signatures and officially register her candidacy for the 2950 election. Other Transitionalists have expressed interest in succeeding Imperator Costigan, but have not yet filled the needed enrollment signatures with the Imperial Election Bureau. Of course, it is too early to see if this interruption to her campaign plans will have a negative impact heading towards January’s primaries.
ALAN: A spokesperson for the Ngo campaign would only say that the Senator and her family are fine and are confident that law enforcement officials will find the perpetrators and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. There is no word on when Senator Ngo will resume her campaign.
BECK: We need to take a quick commercial break, but don’t go anywhere. When Empire Report returns, Victoria Hutchins has filed a story from Hadrian after investigating a dramatic spike in ship disappearances within the system.
ALAN: Also on today’s show, Colt Legrande sits down for an exclusive interview with Nadia Padgett, the new manager of the Idris Air Hawks. He’ll ask how she plans to turn around the struggling sataball club while also managing the expectations of the club’s notoriously irritable owner.
BECK: We’ll be back with more Empire Report after this.
ALAN: It’s great having you behind the desk again, Beck.
BECK: Yeah, feels good to be back from assignment.
ALAN: Well, I know I’m not the only one who missed you around here.
BECK: I appreciate that. Honestly, hosting this show with you has been a dream come true, but I’ll always have a soft spot for fieldwork. Most of you probably don’t know this, but at the start of my career, it was just me and my Mako chasing down stories.
ALAN: You did some outstanding reporting, particularly that piece on slavers operating in Nul. I remember thinking how incredibly brave you were to put your life on the line to expose the haulers at the center of that operation.
BECK: That’s very kind of you, Alan. Thankfully, this assignment wasn’t nearly as dangerous.
ALAN: Yes, you were originally in Prime last week to cover their massive Citizen Day celebration, but it turned out there was a bigger story breaking.
BECK: That’s right, Alan. The morning after Citizen Day, rumors began to swirl that a major crime spree had hit the system. After a number of trusted sources provided confirmation, I stayed in-system and uncovered exclusive information about exactly what happened and who was affected.
ALAN: First, let’s go to Terra where earlier today law enforcement officials held a joint press conference with the Advocacy regarding this recent string of high profile burglaries, and asked the public for help in tracking down the perpetrators. Here’s Leo Sagara, Prime’s Chief of Police, discussing the case and the reasons behind taking this local matter to the wider empire.
[ Leo Sagara stands at a podium in a drab briefing room. Various local law enforcement officials and Advocacy agents flank him. ]
LEO SAGARA: In the early evening on the tenth of October, we began to receive numerous reports of break-ins at private residences in and around the Prime metropolitan area. The timing and similar methodology, along with evidence collected at the scene, led us to believe that these incidents are related. In each case, the perpetrators skillfully bypassed security systems, targeted and stole certain types of valuables, and vandalized the residences in a similar matter.
A number of these incidents occurred simultaneously, which indicates that multiple, coordinated teams carried out the robberies. It also suggests a sizeable and sophisticated criminal organization might be behind the operation. Due to this factor, and others that we’re not currently at liberty to reveal, the Prime Metropolitan Police Department has asked the Advocacy for assistance with this investigation.
We’ve also decided to appeal to the public for help. The extent and nature of these crimes indicate a high probability that the operation may extend beyond the Terra system. If you have any information related to these or similar crimes, please contact the Prime Metropolitan Police Department. We’ve set up an anonymous comm line and will be offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.
[ Back to Alan and Beck. ]
ALAN: While law enforcement officials have refused to comment further on the matter, Beck has uncovered further details that provide a stunning look at the breadth of this heinous crime spree and those affected by it.
BECK: The robberies occurred during Prime’s massive Citizen Day celebration, which attracted millions of participants from across the empire. According to my sources, some officials fear the perpetrators might have used the extremely busy spacelanes after the celebration as cover to escape the system. The chance that the offenders might no longer be in the Terra system drove the Advocacy to get involved with the investigation and for law enforcement officials to appeal to the wider public for help.
ALAN: Thanks to Beck, Empire Report has been able to confirm that the list of victims affected by this brazen crime spree includes prominent local business owners and philanthropists, sataball and vid stars, and political figures. Many of the victims appear to have been directly involved in the celebration itself, leaving our sources to theorize that they may have been specifically targeted because the perpetrators knew they wouldn’t be home for an extended period on the day in question.
BECK: Of particular note is that Empire Report exclusively learned that the residence of Terran Senator Mira Ngo was targeted. Senator Ngo, a vocal and longtime supporter of Terra-centric policies, was a featured speaker at the celebration and used the occasion to officially announce her candidacy to be the next Imperator.
ALAN: The break-in and subsequent investigation were why Senator Ngo cancelled the six-system campaign tour announced during her Citizen Day speech. The tour was meant to start in Prime and stop in every system on her return journey to New York City, where she intended to once again submit legislation that would move the UEE capital from Earth to Terra.
BECK: The announcement of Senator Ngo’s candidacy was the major headline coming out of Prime’s Citizen Day celebrations, but has now taken a backseat to this developing story. Senator Ngo was the first Transitionalist to collect the requisite number of signatures and officially register her candidacy for the 2950 election. Other Transitionalists have expressed interest in succeeding Imperator Costigan, but have not yet filled the needed enrollment signatures with the Imperial Election Bureau. Of course, it is too early to see if this interruption to her campaign plans will have a negative impact heading towards January’s primaries.
ALAN: A spokesperson for the Ngo campaign would only say that the Senator and her family are fine and are confident that law enforcement officials will find the perpetrators and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. There is no word on when Senator Ngo will resume her campaign.
BECK: We need to take a quick commercial break, but don’t go anywhere. When Empire Report returns, Victoria Hutchins has filed a story from Hadrian after investigating a dramatic spike in ship disappearances within the system.
ALAN: Also on today’s show, Colt Legrande sits down for an exclusive interview with Nadia Padgett, the new manager of the Idris Air Hawks. He’ll ask how she plans to turn around the struggling sataball club while also managing the expectations of the club’s notoriously irritable owner.
BECK: We’ll be back with more Empire Report after this.
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BECK: Hallo und willkommen zum Empire Report. Ich bin Beck Russum, zusammen mit Alan Nuevo mit den Nachrichten, die du aus dem ganzen Reich erfahren musst.
ALAN: Es ist toll, dass du wieder hinter dem Schreibtisch sitzt, Beck.
BECK: Ja, es fühlt sich gut an, von der Arbeit zurück zu sein.
ALAN: Nun, ich weiß, ich bin nicht die Einzige, die dich hier vermisst hat.
BECK: Das weiß ich zu schätzen. Ehrlich gesagt, die Moderation dieser Show mit dir war ein Traum, der wahr wurde, aber ich werde immer ein Faible für Feldarbeit haben. Die meisten von euch wissen das wahrscheinlich nicht, aber zu Beginn meiner Karriere waren es nur ich und mein Mako, die Geschichten verfolgt haben.
ALAN: Du hast einige hervorragende Berichte gemacht, besonders den Artikel über Sklavenhändler, die in Nul operieren. Ich erinnere mich, wie unglaublich mutig Sie waren, Ihr Leben aufs Spiel zu setzen, um die Schlepper im Zentrum dieser Operation zu entlarven.
BECK: Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen, Alan. Glücklicherweise war diese Aufgabe nicht annähernd so gefährlich.
ALAN: Ja, Sie waren ursprünglich letzte Woche in der Prime, um über ihre massive Feier zum Bürgertag zu berichten, aber es stellte sich heraus, dass es eine größere Geschichte gab.
BECK: Das stimmt, Alan. Am Morgen nach dem Bürgertag begannen Gerüchte zu kursieren, dass eine große Verbrechensserie das System getroffen hatte. Nachdem eine Reihe von vertrauenswürdigen Quellen eine Bestätigung lieferten, blieb ich im System und enthüllte exklusive Informationen darüber, was genau passiert war und wer betroffen war.
ALAN: Zuerst gehen wir nach Terra, wo heute früh Strafverfolgungsbeamte eine gemeinsame Pressekonferenz mit der Advocacy bezüglich dieser jüngsten Reihe von hochkarätigen Einbrüchen abhielten und die Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe bei der Aufspürung der Täter baten. Hier ist Leo Sagara, der Polizeichef des Premierministers, der über den Fall und die Gründe diskutiert, warum diese lokale Angelegenheit in das größere Imperium gebracht wurde.
[ Leo Sagara steht auf einem Podium in einem tristen Briefingraum. Verschiedene lokale Strafverfolgungsbehörden und Advocacy-Agenten flankieren ihn. ]
LEO SAGARA: Am frühen Abend des 10. Oktober erhielten wir zahlreiche Berichte über Einbrüche in Privatwohnungen in und um die Prime Metropolitan Area. Der Zeitpunkt und die ähnliche Methodik sowie die am Tatort gesammelten Beweise ließen uns glauben, dass diese Vorfälle miteinander zusammenhängen. In jedem Fall umgingen die Täter geschickt Sicherheitssysteme, zielen und stahlen bestimmte Arten von Wertsachen und zerstörten die Wohnungen in ähnlicher Weise.
Eine Reihe dieser Vorfälle ereigneten sich gleichzeitig, was darauf hindeutet, dass mehrere, koordinierte Teams die Raubüberfälle durchführten. Es deutet auch darauf hin, dass eine umfangreiche und hoch entwickelte kriminelle Organisation hinter der Operation stecken könnte. Aufgrund dieses und anderer Faktoren, die wir derzeit nicht offen legen dürfen, hat das Prime Metropolitan Police Department die Advocacy um Unterstützung bei dieser Untersuchung gebeten.
Wir haben auch beschlossen, die Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe zu bitten. Das Ausmaß und die Art dieser Verbrechen deuten auf eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit hin, dass der Betrieb über das Terra-System hinausgehen kann. Wenn Sie Informationen zu diesen oder ähnlichen Straftaten haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an das Prime Metropolitan Police Department. Wir haben eine anonyme Kommunikationsleitung eingerichtet und werden eine Belohnung für alle Informationen anbieten, die zu einer Verhaftung führen.
[ Zurück zu Alan und Beck. ]
ALAN: Während sich die Strafverfolgungsbehörden geweigert haben, weitere Kommentare zu dieser Angelegenheit abzugeben, hat Beck weitere Details aufgedeckt, die einen atemberaubenden Blick auf die Breite dieser abscheulichen Verbrechenswelle und die von ihr Betroffenen werfen.
BECK: Die Raubüberfälle fanden während der großen Bürgertagsfeier von Prime statt, die Millionen von Teilnehmern aus dem ganzen Reich anzog. Meinen Quellen zufolge befürchten einige Beamte, dass die Täter die extrem geschäftigen Spacelanes nach der Feier als Deckung benutzt haben könnten, um dem System zu entkommen. Die Chance, dass die Täter nicht mehr im Terra-System sind, veranlasste die Advocacy, sich an der Untersuchung zu beteiligen und die Strafverfolgungsbehörden dazu, eine breitere Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe zu bitten.
ALAN: Dank Beck konnte Empire Report bestätigen, dass die Liste der Opfer, die von dieser dreisten Verbrechensserie betroffen sind, prominente lokale Geschäftsleute und Philanthropen, Sataball- und Videostars sowie politische Persönlichkeiten umfasst. Viele der Opfer scheinen direkt an der Feier selbst beteiligt gewesen zu sein, so dass unsere Quellen vermuten lassen, dass sie möglicherweise gezielt angesprochen wurden, weil die Täter wussten, dass sie an dem betreffenden Tag für einen längeren Zeitraum nicht zu Hause sein würden.
BECK: Besonders hervorzuheben ist, dass der Empire Report ausschließlich erfahren hat, dass die Residenz von Terraner Senatorin Mira Ngo ins Visier genommen wurde. Senatorin Ngo, eine stimmliche und langjährige Unterstützerin terrazentrischer Politik, war eine der Hauptrednerinnen bei der Feier und nutzte die Gelegenheit, ihre Kandidatur als nächste Imperatorin offiziell bekannt zu geben.
ALAN: Der Einbruch und die anschließende Untersuchung waren der Grund, warum Senator Ngo die in ihrer Rede zum Bürgertag angekündigte Sechs-System-Kampagnenreise annullierte. Die Tour sollte in Prime beginnen und in jedem System auf ihrer Rückreise nach New York City anhalten, wo sie beabsichtigte, erneut Gesetze vorzulegen, die die UEE-Hauptstadt von der Erde nach Terra bringen würden.
BECK: Die Ankündigung der Kandidatur von Senator Ngo war die wichtigste Schlagzeile, die aus den Feierlichkeiten zum Bürgertag der Prime hervorging, hat sich aber nun in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Senatorin Ngo war die erste Transitionalistin, die die erforderliche Anzahl von Unterschriften gesammelt und ihre Kandidatur für die 2950er Wahl offiziell registriert hat. Andere Transitionalisten haben Interesse an der Nachfolge von Imperator Costigan bekundet, haben aber noch nicht die erforderlichen Registrierungssignaturen mit dem Imperial Election Bureau gefüllt. Natürlich ist es noch zu früh, um zu sehen, ob diese Unterbrechung ihrer Kampagnenpläne negative Auswirkungen auf die Vorwahlen im Januar haben wird.
ALAN: Ein Sprecher der Ngo-Kampagne würde nur sagen, dass der Senator und ihre Familie in Ordnung sind und zuversichtlich sind, dass Strafverfolgungsbehörden die Täter finden und sie im vollen Umfang des Gesetzes verfolgen werden. Es gibt kein Wort darüber, wann Senator Ngo ihre Kampagne wieder aufnehmen wird.
BECK: Wir müssen eine kurze Werbepause einlegen, aber gehen Sie nirgendwo hin. Als der Empire Report zurückkehrt, hat Victoria Hutchins eine Geschichte von Hadrian eingereicht, nachdem sie einen dramatischen Anstieg des Verschwindens von Schiffen innerhalb des Systems untersucht hatte.
ALAN: Ebenfalls in der heutigen Show setzt sich Colt Legrande zu einem exklusiven Interview mit Nadia Padgett, der neuen Managerin der Idris Air Hawks, zusammen. Er wird fragen, wie sie plant, den angeschlagenen Sataballclub umzudrehen und gleichzeitig die Erwartungen des notorisch reizbaren Besitzers des Clubs zu erfüllen.
BECK: Wir werden danach mit mehr Empire-Report zurück sein.
ALAN: Es ist toll, dass du wieder hinter dem Schreibtisch sitzt, Beck.
BECK: Ja, es fühlt sich gut an, von der Arbeit zurück zu sein.
ALAN: Nun, ich weiß, ich bin nicht die Einzige, die dich hier vermisst hat.
BECK: Das weiß ich zu schätzen. Ehrlich gesagt, die Moderation dieser Show mit dir war ein Traum, der wahr wurde, aber ich werde immer ein Faible für Feldarbeit haben. Die meisten von euch wissen das wahrscheinlich nicht, aber zu Beginn meiner Karriere waren es nur ich und mein Mako, die Geschichten verfolgt haben.
ALAN: Du hast einige hervorragende Berichte gemacht, besonders den Artikel über Sklavenhändler, die in Nul operieren. Ich erinnere mich, wie unglaublich mutig Sie waren, Ihr Leben aufs Spiel zu setzen, um die Schlepper im Zentrum dieser Operation zu entlarven.
BECK: Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen, Alan. Glücklicherweise war diese Aufgabe nicht annähernd so gefährlich.
ALAN: Ja, Sie waren ursprünglich letzte Woche in der Prime, um über ihre massive Feier zum Bürgertag zu berichten, aber es stellte sich heraus, dass es eine größere Geschichte gab.
BECK: Das stimmt, Alan. Am Morgen nach dem Bürgertag begannen Gerüchte zu kursieren, dass eine große Verbrechensserie das System getroffen hatte. Nachdem eine Reihe von vertrauenswürdigen Quellen eine Bestätigung lieferten, blieb ich im System und enthüllte exklusive Informationen darüber, was genau passiert war und wer betroffen war.
ALAN: Zuerst gehen wir nach Terra, wo heute früh Strafverfolgungsbeamte eine gemeinsame Pressekonferenz mit der Advocacy bezüglich dieser jüngsten Reihe von hochkarätigen Einbrüchen abhielten und die Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe bei der Aufspürung der Täter baten. Hier ist Leo Sagara, der Polizeichef des Premierministers, der über den Fall und die Gründe diskutiert, warum diese lokale Angelegenheit in das größere Imperium gebracht wurde.
[ Leo Sagara steht auf einem Podium in einem tristen Briefingraum. Verschiedene lokale Strafverfolgungsbehörden und Advocacy-Agenten flankieren ihn. ]
LEO SAGARA: Am frühen Abend des 10. Oktober erhielten wir zahlreiche Berichte über Einbrüche in Privatwohnungen in und um die Prime Metropolitan Area. Der Zeitpunkt und die ähnliche Methodik sowie die am Tatort gesammelten Beweise ließen uns glauben, dass diese Vorfälle miteinander zusammenhängen. In jedem Fall umgingen die Täter geschickt Sicherheitssysteme, zielen und stahlen bestimmte Arten von Wertsachen und zerstörten die Wohnungen in ähnlicher Weise.
Eine Reihe dieser Vorfälle ereigneten sich gleichzeitig, was darauf hindeutet, dass mehrere, koordinierte Teams die Raubüberfälle durchführten. Es deutet auch darauf hin, dass eine umfangreiche und hoch entwickelte kriminelle Organisation hinter der Operation stecken könnte. Aufgrund dieses und anderer Faktoren, die wir derzeit nicht offen legen dürfen, hat das Prime Metropolitan Police Department die Advocacy um Unterstützung bei dieser Untersuchung gebeten.
Wir haben auch beschlossen, die Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe zu bitten. Das Ausmaß und die Art dieser Verbrechen deuten auf eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit hin, dass der Betrieb über das Terra-System hinausgehen kann. Wenn Sie Informationen zu diesen oder ähnlichen Straftaten haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an das Prime Metropolitan Police Department. Wir haben eine anonyme Kommunikationsleitung eingerichtet und werden eine Belohnung für alle Informationen anbieten, die zu einer Verhaftung führen.
[ Zurück zu Alan und Beck. ]
ALAN: Während sich die Strafverfolgungsbehörden geweigert haben, weitere Kommentare zu dieser Angelegenheit abzugeben, hat Beck weitere Details aufgedeckt, die einen atemberaubenden Blick auf die Breite dieser abscheulichen Verbrechenswelle und die von ihr Betroffenen werfen.
BECK: Die Raubüberfälle fanden während der großen Bürgertagsfeier von Prime statt, die Millionen von Teilnehmern aus dem ganzen Reich anzog. Meinen Quellen zufolge befürchten einige Beamte, dass die Täter die extrem geschäftigen Spacelanes nach der Feier als Deckung benutzt haben könnten, um dem System zu entkommen. Die Chance, dass die Täter nicht mehr im Terra-System sind, veranlasste die Advocacy, sich an der Untersuchung zu beteiligen und die Strafverfolgungsbehörden dazu, eine breitere Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe zu bitten.
ALAN: Dank Beck konnte Empire Report bestätigen, dass die Liste der Opfer, die von dieser dreisten Verbrechensserie betroffen sind, prominente lokale Geschäftsleute und Philanthropen, Sataball- und Videostars sowie politische Persönlichkeiten umfasst. Viele der Opfer scheinen direkt an der Feier selbst beteiligt gewesen zu sein, so dass unsere Quellen vermuten lassen, dass sie möglicherweise gezielt angesprochen wurden, weil die Täter wussten, dass sie an dem betreffenden Tag für einen längeren Zeitraum nicht zu Hause sein würden.
BECK: Besonders hervorzuheben ist, dass der Empire Report ausschließlich erfahren hat, dass die Residenz von Terraner Senatorin Mira Ngo ins Visier genommen wurde. Senatorin Ngo, eine stimmliche und langjährige Unterstützerin terrazentrischer Politik, war eine der Hauptrednerinnen bei der Feier und nutzte die Gelegenheit, ihre Kandidatur als nächste Imperatorin offiziell bekannt zu geben.
ALAN: Der Einbruch und die anschließende Untersuchung waren der Grund, warum Senator Ngo die in ihrer Rede zum Bürgertag angekündigte Sechs-System-Kampagnenreise annullierte. Die Tour sollte in Prime beginnen und in jedem System auf ihrer Rückreise nach New York City anhalten, wo sie beabsichtigte, erneut Gesetze vorzulegen, die die UEE-Hauptstadt von der Erde nach Terra bringen würden.
BECK: Die Ankündigung der Kandidatur von Senator Ngo war die wichtigste Schlagzeile, die aus den Feierlichkeiten zum Bürgertag der Prime hervorging, hat sich aber nun in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Senatorin Ngo war die erste Transitionalistin, die die erforderliche Anzahl von Unterschriften gesammelt und ihre Kandidatur für die 2950er Wahl offiziell registriert hat. Andere Transitionalisten haben Interesse an der Nachfolge von Imperator Costigan bekundet, haben aber noch nicht die erforderlichen Registrierungssignaturen mit dem Imperial Election Bureau gefüllt. Natürlich ist es noch zu früh, um zu sehen, ob diese Unterbrechung ihrer Kampagnenpläne negative Auswirkungen auf die Vorwahlen im Januar haben wird.
ALAN: Ein Sprecher der Ngo-Kampagne würde nur sagen, dass der Senator und ihre Familie in Ordnung sind und zuversichtlich sind, dass Strafverfolgungsbehörden die Täter finden und sie im vollen Umfang des Gesetzes verfolgen werden. Es gibt kein Wort darüber, wann Senator Ngo ihre Kampagne wieder aufnehmen wird.
BECK: Wir müssen eine kurze Werbepause einlegen, aber gehen Sie nirgendwo hin. Als der Empire Report zurückkehrt, hat Victoria Hutchins eine Geschichte von Hadrian eingereicht, nachdem sie einen dramatischen Anstieg des Verschwindens von Schiffen innerhalb des Systems untersucht hatte.
ALAN: Ebenfalls in der heutigen Show setzt sich Colt Legrande zu einem exklusiven Interview mit Nadia Padgett, der neuen Managerin der Idris Air Hawks, zusammen. Er wird fragen, wie sie plant, den angeschlagenen Sataballclub umzudrehen und gleichzeitig die Erwartungen des notorisch reizbaren Besitzers des Clubs zu erfüllen.
BECK: Wir werden danach mit mehr Empire-Report zurück sein.
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BECK: Hello and welcome to Empire Report. I’m Beck Russum, alongside Alan Nuevo with the news you need to know from across the empire.
ALAN: It’s great having you behind the desk again, Beck.
BECK: Yeah, feels good to be back from assignment.
ALAN: Well, I know I’m not the only one who missed you around here.
BECK: I appreciate that. Honestly, hosting this show with you has been a dream come true, but I’ll always have a soft spot for fieldwork. Most of you probably don’t know this, but at the start of my career, it was just me and my Mako chasing down stories.
ALAN: You did some outstanding reporting, particularly that piece on slavers operating in Nul. I remember thinking how incredibly brave you were to put your life on the line to expose the haulers at the center of that operation.
BECK: That’s very kind of you, Alan. Thankfully, this assignment wasn’t nearly as dangerous.
ALAN: Yes, you were originally in Prime last week to cover their massive Citizen Day celebration, but it turned out there was a bigger story breaking.
BECK: That’s right, Alan. The morning after Citizen Day, rumors began to swirl that a major crime spree had hit the system. After a number of trusted sources provided confirmation, I stayed in-system and uncovered exclusive information about exactly what happened and who was affected.
ALAN: First, let’s go to Terra where earlier today law enforcement officials held a joint press conference with the Advocacy regarding this recent string of high profile burglaries, and asked the public for help in tracking down the perpetrators. Here’s Leo Sagara, Prime’s Chief of Police, discussing the case and the reasons behind taking this local matter to the wider empire.
[ Leo Sagara stands at a podium in a drab briefing room. Various local law enforcement officials and Advocacy agents flank him. ]
LEO SAGARA: In the early evening on the tenth of October, we began to receive numerous reports of break-ins at private residences in and around the Prime metropolitan area. The timing and similar methodology, along with evidence collected at the scene, led us to believe that these incidents are related. In each case, the perpetrators skillfully bypassed security systems, targeted and stole certain types of valuables, and vandalized the residences in a similar matter.
A number of these incidents occurred simultaneously, which indicates that multiple, coordinated teams carried out the robberies. It also suggests a sizeable and sophisticated criminal organization might be behind the operation. Due to this factor, and others that we’re not currently at liberty to reveal, the Prime Metropolitan Police Department has asked the Advocacy for assistance with this investigation.
We’ve also decided to appeal to the public for help. The extent and nature of these crimes indicate a high probability that the operation may extend beyond the Terra system. If you have any information related to these or similar crimes, please contact the Prime Metropolitan Police Department. We’ve set up an anonymous comm line and will be offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.
[ Back to Alan and Beck. ]
ALAN: While law enforcement officials have refused to comment further on the matter, Beck has uncovered further details that provide a stunning look at the breadth of this heinous crime spree and those affected by it.
BECK: The robberies occurred during Prime’s massive Citizen Day celebration, which attracted millions of participants from across the empire. According to my sources, some officials fear the perpetrators might have used the extremely busy spacelanes after the celebration as cover to escape the system. The chance that the offenders might no longer be in the Terra system drove the Advocacy to get involved with the investigation and for law enforcement officials to appeal to the wider public for help.
ALAN: Thanks to Beck, Empire Report has been able to confirm that the list of victims affected by this brazen crime spree includes prominent local business owners and philanthropists, sataball and vid stars, and political figures. Many of the victims appear to have been directly involved in the celebration itself, leaving our sources to theorize that they may have been specifically targeted because the perpetrators knew they wouldn’t be home for an extended period on the day in question.
BECK: Of particular note is that Empire Report exclusively learned that the residence of Terran Senator Mira Ngo was targeted. Senator Ngo, a vocal and longtime supporter of Terra-centric policies, was a featured speaker at the celebration and used the occasion to officially announce her candidacy to be the next Imperator.
ALAN: The break-in and subsequent investigation were why Senator Ngo cancelled the six-system campaign tour announced during her Citizen Day speech. The tour was meant to start in Prime and stop in every system on her return journey to New York City, where she intended to once again submit legislation that would move the UEE capital from Earth to Terra.
BECK: The announcement of Senator Ngo’s candidacy was the major headline coming out of Prime’s Citizen Day celebrations, but has now taken a backseat to this developing story. Senator Ngo was the first Transitionalist to collect the requisite number of signatures and officially register her candidacy for the 2950 election. Other Transitionalists have expressed interest in succeeding Imperator Costigan, but have not yet filled the needed enrollment signatures with the Imperial Election Bureau. Of course, it is too early to see if this interruption to her campaign plans will have a negative impact heading towards January’s primaries.
ALAN: A spokesperson for the Ngo campaign would only say that the Senator and her family are fine and are confident that law enforcement officials will find the perpetrators and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. There is no word on when Senator Ngo will resume her campaign.
BECK: We need to take a quick commercial break, but don’t go anywhere. When Empire Report returns, Victoria Hutchins has filed a story from Hadrian after investigating a dramatic spike in ship disappearances within the system.
ALAN: Also on today’s show, Colt Legrande sits down for an exclusive interview with Nadia Padgett, the new manager of the Idris Air Hawks. He’ll ask how she plans to turn around the struggling sataball club while also managing the expectations of the club’s notoriously irritable owner.
BECK: We’ll be back with more Empire Report after this.
ALAN: It’s great having you behind the desk again, Beck.
BECK: Yeah, feels good to be back from assignment.
ALAN: Well, I know I’m not the only one who missed you around here.
BECK: I appreciate that. Honestly, hosting this show with you has been a dream come true, but I’ll always have a soft spot for fieldwork. Most of you probably don’t know this, but at the start of my career, it was just me and my Mako chasing down stories.
ALAN: You did some outstanding reporting, particularly that piece on slavers operating in Nul. I remember thinking how incredibly brave you were to put your life on the line to expose the haulers at the center of that operation.
BECK: That’s very kind of you, Alan. Thankfully, this assignment wasn’t nearly as dangerous.
ALAN: Yes, you were originally in Prime last week to cover their massive Citizen Day celebration, but it turned out there was a bigger story breaking.
BECK: That’s right, Alan. The morning after Citizen Day, rumors began to swirl that a major crime spree had hit the system. After a number of trusted sources provided confirmation, I stayed in-system and uncovered exclusive information about exactly what happened and who was affected.
ALAN: First, let’s go to Terra where earlier today law enforcement officials held a joint press conference with the Advocacy regarding this recent string of high profile burglaries, and asked the public for help in tracking down the perpetrators. Here’s Leo Sagara, Prime’s Chief of Police, discussing the case and the reasons behind taking this local matter to the wider empire.
[ Leo Sagara stands at a podium in a drab briefing room. Various local law enforcement officials and Advocacy agents flank him. ]
LEO SAGARA: In the early evening on the tenth of October, we began to receive numerous reports of break-ins at private residences in and around the Prime metropolitan area. The timing and similar methodology, along with evidence collected at the scene, led us to believe that these incidents are related. In each case, the perpetrators skillfully bypassed security systems, targeted and stole certain types of valuables, and vandalized the residences in a similar matter.
A number of these incidents occurred simultaneously, which indicates that multiple, coordinated teams carried out the robberies. It also suggests a sizeable and sophisticated criminal organization might be behind the operation. Due to this factor, and others that we’re not currently at liberty to reveal, the Prime Metropolitan Police Department has asked the Advocacy for assistance with this investigation.
We’ve also decided to appeal to the public for help. The extent and nature of these crimes indicate a high probability that the operation may extend beyond the Terra system. If you have any information related to these or similar crimes, please contact the Prime Metropolitan Police Department. We’ve set up an anonymous comm line and will be offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.
[ Back to Alan and Beck. ]
ALAN: While law enforcement officials have refused to comment further on the matter, Beck has uncovered further details that provide a stunning look at the breadth of this heinous crime spree and those affected by it.
BECK: The robberies occurred during Prime’s massive Citizen Day celebration, which attracted millions of participants from across the empire. According to my sources, some officials fear the perpetrators might have used the extremely busy spacelanes after the celebration as cover to escape the system. The chance that the offenders might no longer be in the Terra system drove the Advocacy to get involved with the investigation and for law enforcement officials to appeal to the wider public for help.
ALAN: Thanks to Beck, Empire Report has been able to confirm that the list of victims affected by this brazen crime spree includes prominent local business owners and philanthropists, sataball and vid stars, and political figures. Many of the victims appear to have been directly involved in the celebration itself, leaving our sources to theorize that they may have been specifically targeted because the perpetrators knew they wouldn’t be home for an extended period on the day in question.
BECK: Of particular note is that Empire Report exclusively learned that the residence of Terran Senator Mira Ngo was targeted. Senator Ngo, a vocal and longtime supporter of Terra-centric policies, was a featured speaker at the celebration and used the occasion to officially announce her candidacy to be the next Imperator.
ALAN: The break-in and subsequent investigation were why Senator Ngo cancelled the six-system campaign tour announced during her Citizen Day speech. The tour was meant to start in Prime and stop in every system on her return journey to New York City, where she intended to once again submit legislation that would move the UEE capital from Earth to Terra.
BECK: The announcement of Senator Ngo’s candidacy was the major headline coming out of Prime’s Citizen Day celebrations, but has now taken a backseat to this developing story. Senator Ngo was the first Transitionalist to collect the requisite number of signatures and officially register her candidacy for the 2950 election. Other Transitionalists have expressed interest in succeeding Imperator Costigan, but have not yet filled the needed enrollment signatures with the Imperial Election Bureau. Of course, it is too early to see if this interruption to her campaign plans will have a negative impact heading towards January’s primaries.
ALAN: A spokesperson for the Ngo campaign would only say that the Senator and her family are fine and are confident that law enforcement officials will find the perpetrators and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. There is no word on when Senator Ngo will resume her campaign.
BECK: We need to take a quick commercial break, but don’t go anywhere. When Empire Report returns, Victoria Hutchins has filed a story from Hadrian after investigating a dramatic spike in ship disappearances within the system.
ALAN: Also on today’s show, Colt Legrande sits down for an exclusive interview with Nadia Padgett, the new manager of the Idris Air Hawks. He’ll ask how she plans to turn around the struggling sataball club while also managing the expectations of the club’s notoriously irritable owner.
BECK: We’ll be back with more Empire Report after this.
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