Schedule I Police Automation Guide — Automate Bribery and Heat Management

The Problem at Scale

When running 5+ dealers across multiple zones, manually managing police heat is impossible. Automation tools let you set up passive protection.

Automated Bribery

At Rank 4+, unlock the Bribe Scheduler:

• Set weekly payment amounts per officer
• Payments sent automatically from your account
• Officers stay bought without manual interaction

Setup:

1. Establish initial bribe relationship manually
2. Unlock bribe scheduler through reputation milestone
3. Set recurring payment amount and schedule
4. Keep your bank account funded (auto-payments will fail if broke)

Heat Monitoring

The Zone Monitor (Rank 5 unlock) shows:

• Real-time heat level per zone
• Patrol schedules
• Dealer risk level

Use this to redirect dealers away from high-heat zones automatically.

Automatic Dealer Rerouting

Pair with dealer instructions:

1. Set dealer to "avoid high-heat zones"
2. They'll skip risky deliveries and wait for heat to drop
3. Slower deliveries but zero arrest risk

Emergency Protocols

If a dealer gets arrested:

• Automatic bail payment (set a max bail amount in settings)
• Dealer returns to work after bail
• Heat in their zone resets to 0

Cost of Full Automation

System	Setup Cost	Weekly Cost
Bribe Scheduler	$2,000	Bribe amounts
Zone Monitor	$5,000	$200/week maintenance
Auto-bail	$1,000 setup	Per-arrest bail costs

Total: ~$8,000 setup, $2,000–5,000/week ongoing

Return on Investment

At full automation, dealer arrest rate drops by ~80%. Revenue loss from arrests drops proportionally. ROI: within 2 weeks.

Related Guides

• Police Guide
• Staff Guide
• Employee Automation Guide