I had the same problem. The only thing the final suspect shared with the notebook suspect was that she was female. I found her by asking three sims about suspect, all three pointed to that girl. However, I just arrived back at the station and she isn't there with me, therefore I cannot interrogate her.
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Try going to work with your sim the next working day and see if she appears then. The suspect often appears the next day when this happens.
I had the same problem. The only thing the final suspect shared with the notebook suspect was that she was female. I found her by asking three sims about suspect, all three pointed to that girl. However, I just arrived back at the station and she isn't there with me, therefore I cannot interrogate her.
Hello
Try going to work with your sim the next working day and see if she appears then. The suspect often appears the next day when this happens.
Hi,
I tried this, didn't work, so I tried using the testingcheats method where you debug from Detective Day Events... I just made it worse! Now my notebook is saying the suspect is a teen and young adult, has black, brown, and blond hair, is wearing a long sleeve and short sleeve shirt and a jacket, and is wearing slacks, jeans, and a skirt. At this point, I go to work and they tell me to interrogate the (NONEXISTENT) suspect, so I issue an APB again everyday, but since I can't find the suspect with all of this contradictory information, I do a terrible job at work everyday! I can't get promoted without solving this case, and my sim will be an elder soon. Any advice?
Having same issue! Apb issued 3 times and no luck! (Notebook is in the phone. Hit the phone, top of the screen is where it is)
I'm horrible at "playing detective" but I'm trying it with one sim. When he was trying to solve a case yesterday the game notes reminded me to have him look at his notebook, but when I clicked on the phone, I got a message that his phone wasn't available to use at that time/place.
It's frustrating. This is why I've never been fond of "active careers". I'm no good at any of them, so my poor sims suffer for it.
Ive been having this issue alot recently. Its taken me 3 to 4 days (our days not sim days) to look for this suspect and no matter where the Apb takes me the suspect isnt there and noone matches the description from the notebook. Half the time when asking sims about the suspect i dont seem to get any notification to tell me what the sims ive asked has said and if i do they reply saying they cant help or havnt seen anyone. Im starting to think the detective career is broken.
Having same issue! Apb issued 3 times and no luck! (Notebook is in the phone. Hit the phone, top of the screen is where it is)
I'm horrible at "playing detective" but I'm trying it with one sim. When he was trying to solve a case yesterday the game notes reminded me to have him look at his notebook, but when I clicked on the phone, I got a message that his phone wasn't available to use at that time/place.
It's frustrating. This is why I've never been fond of "active careers". I'm no good at any of them, so my poor sims suffer for it.
I do agree, i liked them in the sims 3 but sadly one of the later eps in 3 broke them and they were never fixed. I hope that doesnt happen in 4!
Ive been having this issue alot recently. Its taken me 3 to 4 days (our days not sim days) to look for this suspect and no matter where the Apb takes me the suspect isnt there and noone matches the description from the notebook. Half the time when asking sims about the suspect i dont seem to get any notification to tell me what the sims ive asked has said and if i do they reply saying they cant help or havnt seen anyone. Im starting to think the detective career is broken.
If you guys have old cases, you need to go back to the crime scene to refresh it g et new evidence and it will refresh the age of the criminal. This is why I always collect extra crime scene information so that I can get the whole case in one go. If you have all the evidence for the cause you can skip going to the crime seen just do the new evidence and add it to the case bulletin this will update the case and the age of the criminal in your notebook.
Edit: Also AKA do not try to do an APB on festival day if you got city living most npc will be overload to the festival.
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I tried on 6 different days and no one matched all six clues, eventually, I just started arresting elder females as that was the first two clues, but each time it was a bad arrest. sigh
I tried on 6 different days and no one matched all six clues, eventually, I just started arresting elder females as that was the first two clues, but each time it was a bad arrest. sigh
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I am sorry that you also are having this issue. I hope that you were able to eventually arrest the suspect, who may not have fit the clues.
Don't trust the clues!!! I got a Young blonde woman with a no sleeve shirt and short pants with a hot-headed trait and it turned out being an elderly woman with brown hair a tank top and a long skirt being the trait the only coincidence
I had this problem and couldn't find a real solution.
All I could do was save at the beginning of my work day, open a new case, and power through until I had enough clues for an APB. If the suspect wasn't on site I would restart the day.
Alternatively you can quit and rejoin the force, but you lose a promotion. Fortunately you only need 6 solved cases to get promoted to the top of the career, and they carry over even if you quit and rejoin the force to reset your case.
After solving 6 cases, I pushed papers all the way to the top!
I'm having that problem now. Nobody matching the description is showing up.
Before that, I had the opposite problem. Lilith went to the museum to arrest a female suspect who was wearing a blouse and shorts. She ended up talking to four women who matched the description.
Fortunately Lilith was a beginner, so she just picked one, arrested her, and didn't have to interrogate her.
UPDATE: Last night Lilith called out an APB, went to the location, and the only person there matched all 6 descriptions. Arrested him, took him back, interrogated the perp and got the confession.
i had the exact same issue. but i'll have to let u guys know that don't even open the notebook because it lie the way i found the suspect i just asked people and then i found the suspect he was matching 0 of 6 at the notebook but it worked arresting him... theres just another tiny problem when u get to the police station again the suspect ain't there and i'm not allowed to go arrest him again
i had the exact same issue. but i'll have to let u guys know that don't even open the notebook because it lie the way i found the suspect i just asked people and then i found the suspect he was matching 0 of 6 at the notebook but it worked arresting him... theres just another tiny problem when u get to the police station again the suspect ain't there and i'm not allowed to go arrest him again
Hello
Try having your sim leave work early. Then have him come back the next working day and the suspect may then be at the police station.
Sorry @rosemow. Didn't work. I've tried it twice now, and no suspect.
I might try switching careers and coming back to try it again. Interrogating suspects is a blast, and I really want Lilith Vatore to be San Myshuno's first Vampire Police Chief.
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Hello
Try going to work with your sim the next working day and see if she appears then. The suspect often appears the next day when this happens.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
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Hi,
I tried this, didn't work, so I tried using the testingcheats method where you debug from Detective Day Events... I just made it worse! Now my notebook is saying the suspect is a teen and young adult, has black, brown, and blond hair, is wearing a long sleeve and short sleeve shirt and a jacket, and is wearing slacks, jeans, and a skirt. At this point, I go to work and they tell me to interrogate the (NONEXISTENT) suspect, so I issue an APB again everyday, but since I can't find the suspect with all of this contradictory information, I do a terrible job at work everyday! I can't get promoted without solving this case, and my sim will be an elder soon. Any advice?
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Hello
Other simmers are also having this issue. They are finding that the eventual suspect doesn't fit the clues that they have been given.
You may like to post feedback on this AHQ EA site thread
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/OPEN-Incorrect-suspect-traits-Suspect-doesn-t-show-up/m-p/4486122#M11815
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I eventually found them after I left the park and went back. Though, before she wasn't anywhere to be found. Is this pack new?
I'm horrible at "playing detective" but I'm trying it with one sim. When he was trying to solve a case yesterday the game notes reminded me to have him look at his notebook, but when I clicked on the phone, I got a message that his phone wasn't available to use at that time/place.
It's frustrating. This is why I've never been fond of "active careers". I'm no good at any of them, so my poor sims suffer for it.
I do agree, i liked them in the sims 3 but sadly one of the later eps in 3 broke them and they were never fixed. I hope that doesnt happen in 4!
Hello
You may like to post feedback on this AHQ EA site thred
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/OPEN-Incorrect-suspect-traits-Suspect-doesn-t-show-up/m-p/4486122#M11815
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Edit: Also AKA do not try to do an APB on festival day if you got city living most npc will be overload to the festival.
"Love will Fight, Love will Win and Love will Survive."
Hello @Cxpmeme
Try having your sim arrest other sims that don't match the clues given, and see if they are the suspect.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Hello
I am sorry that you also are having this issue. I hope that you were able to eventually arrest the suspect, who may not have fit the clues.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
All I could do was save at the beginning of my work day, open a new case, and power through until I had enough clues for an APB. If the suspect wasn't on site I would restart the day.
Alternatively you can quit and rejoin the force, but you lose a promotion.
Fortunately you only need 6 solved cases to get promoted to the top of the career, and they carry over even if you quit and rejoin the force to reset your case.
After solving 6 cases, I pushed papers all the way to the top!
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Before that, I had the opposite problem. Lilith went to the museum to arrest a female suspect who was wearing a blouse and shorts. She ended up talking to four women who matched the description.
Fortunately Lilith was a beginner, so she just picked one, arrested her, and didn't have to interrogate her.
UPDATE: Last night Lilith called out an APB, went to the location, and the only person there matched all 6 descriptions. Arrested him, took him back, interrogated the perp and got the confession.
Hello
Try having your sim leave work early. Then have him come back the next working day and the suspect may then be at the police station.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Hello
I hope that it helps the issue
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I might try switching careers and coming back to try it again. Interrogating suspects is a blast, and I really want Lilith Vatore to be San Myshuno's first Vampire Police Chief.