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"Well you picked the right place Cole: a city that needed an honest cop like a thirsty man needed water. You heard the stories, but you weren't interested. You were here to fight the good fight, solve cases, right wrongs; but the force is like politics. There's no sitting on the fence. You have to choose sides. A brown paper envelope, or a Greyhound ticket to Palookaville. It can only ever end one way."
Herschel Biggs

Armed and Dangerous is a Patrol case in L.A. Noire.

Overview[]

The case starts with a police bulletin about an armed robbery at Westlake Savings & Loans that Cole Phelps and his partner Ralph Dunn pick up on their radio. When they arrive at the bank, Phelps takes a shotgun from his car's trunk and starts firing back at the robbers. He attempts to defuse the situation by ordering the robbers to throw out their weapons and surrender, but they refuse, and he is left with no other option but to shoot them all dead.

  • This case was first seen during the "Orientation" trailer that was released February.
  • In the trailer, one of the robbers is seen wearing a bandana but, in the game, he is only seen wearing it during the opening cutscene for a few seconds.
"Be advised - the suspects are armed and dangerous."
KGPL Broadcast

Since this is an early case in the game, you can be aggressive without risking any reputational damage. Leave cover as soon as possible, shoot any crooks outside, and shoot through the bank's shattered glass windows at the crooks inside. If you kill at least three, your partner can take out the rest, so just lay back. Keep in mind that a shotgun is a close-range weapon, so try to get as close as you can without becoming a target for the criminals.

There are at least five armed robbers in total, two of whom have short-barreled revolvers while a third has a police revolver. There will be at least one armed with a shotgun, and one robber will wield a submachine gun while firing from the upper floor.

Notes[]

  • You can finish this case by dropping the shotgun and using your service revolver instead; however, your partner will still make shotgun-related comments.
  • This is the only case where you can use the Colt Police Positive, which is necessary to complete the "Roscoe and Friends" achievement/trophy.
  • In the introduction before the case, Herschel Biggs uses the phrase "a one-way ticket to Palookaville" in his narration. This phrase is a quote from the 1954 film On the Waterfront, despite the fact that L.A. Noire is set in 1947. The use of this anachronistic quote was likely a developer oversight.
  • In the VR version, this case is played before "Upon Reflection".

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