"I am able to say one thing in regards to the correspondence recovered by police," Chief Thomas said at a press conference, "the Vandal did it purposefully so that the public would know that it was he or she that is responsible for all three acts of terror last night. The manifesto of sorts was three pages long with a page left at each crime scene."Mayor Manuel Slade declared a state of emergency shortly after Chief Thomas spoke.
"As your mayor I am officially deploying the VANGUARD, which is a combination of vandalism experts and highly trained SWAT members," Mayor Slade said, "there will be a curfew in place until we catch the monster at large and bring them to justice. I will not, cannot allow this type of madness to continue in our great city."
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| VANGUARD members deployed today. |
The curfew extends to all non-essential persons and goes from 1 AM to 5 AM. All businesses will be required to close no later than 11 PM and police will now be working 18 hour shifts with the exception of the VANGUARD who will be on call 24 hours a day. The VANGUARD will draw down to 65 percent strength during daylight hours, but will be fully staffed from dusk to dawn.
Police have indicated no intention of releasing the Vandal's manifesto at this time.
