The Police Laptop is a police officer tool, available only in the 112 Operator Facilities DLC, that can be placed in either the left or right tool slot (but not both). It costs €5,000 to purchase as part of a gear set for police officers. It becomes unlocked partway into a career, scenario, or freeplay game.
The Police Laptop increases an officer's Suspects skill by +1.0 (also known as the "Criminals" skill - they are one and the same). This speeds up the officer's work when interrogating witnesses and issuing fines to offenders (no other policework affected). Note that the base Suspects skill for a rookie officer is just 1.0, so such an officer will work twice as fast with the Police Laptop when resolving the relevant issues. Even experienced officers benefit substantially from this bonus.
The price tag of €5,000 may seem steep, but for the price of a single Patrol Car €50,000 it is possible to outfit 10 officers with Laptops, greatly speeding up the work of up to 5 different existing units. The Police Laptop can really speed things up earlier on, when much of your crew is made up of Rookies. As the Rookies gain experience, you can gradually pass the Laptops to your newest recruits to avoid buying new laptops.
The Terminal and Tactical Vest both provide Suspects bonuses; but they do not necessarily compete with the Terminal, since the bonus is additive. A Laptop equipped together with a Terminal and Tactical Vest would make a rookie work 250% faster than normal when solving relevant incidents. However, note that an officer's Suspects skill can never exceed 4.0, so adding this much equipment to a veteran officer can be wasteful. If you exceed 4.0, the Terminal is the item you'll want to remove from the gear set.
It is generally a good idea to outfit every officer with a Police Laptop if possible, with the exception of officers whose only (or primary) purpose is to confront violent criminals and perform arrests - neither of which are assisted by the terminal. All other officers will likely have use for this item.
Description[]
"Increases the effectiveness of police investigations. Has more functions than the terminal."
Availability[]
Available only in the 112 Operator Facilities DLC.