[VCN] Vice City News

[KenAdams]

Vice City News (VCN)
“Eight Ten VCN”

About Us

Vice City News (VCN) was established in 1984. This News Channel of Argonath Broadcasting Company aims towards discharging its responsibility to give balanced, fair and accurate news by carrying different shades of opinion.

It is serving to inform, educate and entertain its audiences since its inception, living up to its motto – 'For the welfare of the people, for the happiness of the people'.

Currently, we’re broadcasting on 810 MHz (Short-wave) AM frequency. Also, we're planning to launch a newsletter aswell.



What topics do we cover
• Politics
• City life
• Crime
• Entertainment
• Sports
• Weather


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[KenAdams]

*Michael Collin clears his throat and speaks into the microphone:*

Good day everyone, this is Michael Collin and you’re listening to Vice City News, brought to you by Argonath Broadcasting Company. As we all know, there has been a public unrest due to the high amount of pending court cases, some of them are being judged swiftly now. I would like to add that due to the high amount of court cases, it becomes a tedious task for the judges and lawyers alike. One of these court cases was the famous “United States of Argonath versus FBI Director Kowalski”. The verdict was not guilty and Mr. Kowalski was reinstated. The FBI Director did an open air press conference outside the Washington Beach Police Department, where he informed the press and the public about the FBI's current status as well as their future prospects:

Spoiler for FBI Director Kowalski's statement:

Greetings.

It is by now common knowledge that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has lately gone through a series of events that has resulted in instability and a public reduction in the credibility of Vice City's law enforcement. This is more than understandable given all that has transpired.

As Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, I have personally been forced to defend the actions of the FBI Command Staff before a judiciary. The actions and incompetency of another command member have inadvertently resulted in confusion and a series of occurrences that have reduced the credibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in both the public eye and has both undermined and discredited this law enforcement agency. Unfortunately, this has diverted away from the real mission of the FBI and caused uncertainty.

I personally admit that not everything the FBI Command has done has been perfect. However, we've got the big things right. Legislative reform legalising measures to remove contraband from circulation and take hold of the supply and demand by the roots. Measures for the conducting of sting operations and surveillance as an effective means of covert law enforcement. The federal crackdown on corruption is a priority and is central to the role of the Bureau - an operation that has proven very successful and will continue.

As a Director, it is my job to represent the FBI. It is my job to accept mistakes and any unfortunate misgivings that the Bureau ends up subject to. As a Director, it is also my job to strive for better, to innovate, to continue to improve this great law enforcement agency and continue to provide effective law enforcement in the United States. Subsequent to that, I wish to announce a number of things.

First and foremost, the Command Staff of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will be completely overhauled. Ineptitude in a position of command is not acceptable and is not for the benefit of the people we take an oath to serve and protect. New training protocols and aptitude examinations will be implemented so as to prevent any instances of incompetence from having a detrimental impact on this law enforcement agency again.

Secondly, the FBI Command will be implementing new protocols and regulations to ensure that certain scenarios do not occur again and that we can continue to effectively serve and protect while also abiding by a standard and by the law, both the letter of the law, and the spirit.

Lastly, the Federal Bureau of Investigation will rebuild. The FBI, in all the turbulence it has gone through, will come out stronger, as it always has, always does, and always will. Our mission has not changed. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's primary operational focus at all times is intelligence and to serve as the primary federal law enforcement branch of the United States. This will continue, and an emphasis on this will now be enforced from the top down.

I lastly want to thank the people. To thank you for standing strong despite us facing down one of the most turbulent periods in the Bureau's history. To thank you for standing for law and order. To thank you for not losing faith in our institution.

Today is where it begins. Today is where we begin to rise once again. We have a long road ahead.
However, long hauls are no match for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. We've stared down tough calls to action before. We'll do it again. It starts here and now.

A lot of people were furious due to the current status of the law enforcement. Other people called the FBI Director “corrupt”. VCN doesn’t endorse such statements.
The FBI also announced a war on drugs in a later press release. With this, they announced the widespread distribution and use of NARCAN across the state. NARCAN is used by medical personnel and law enforcement to counter the effects of opioid overdoses, such as those from fentanyl or cocaine.
Hopefully, this drug will help with the war on drugs (chuckles).

Moving on – yesterday, “Master PIG” Jerry Swindle of the Patrol Invest Group was taken into custody. The VCN is trying to contact Mr. Swindle about this but there has been no response from his side, yet. Mr. Swindle is known to have sued [DU]Orochi for reckless driving and failure to pay the fine for it. The FBI responded to this case in the courtroom, claiming that the said case is unsanctioned, and that the "prosecution" represented by Jerry Swindle is not authorized to represent the United States. A man stood up from the crowd and accused the FBI Director for and I quote “raiding a place and keeping all the baddies for himself”. The man was heard saying “We want justice”.

There a is word of mouth that a group of people is planning a peaceful protest outside the FBI Headquarters against the discharge of Special Agent Goura Mohamed. The Vice City News does not confirm about this, yet. Stay tuned to find out.

That is all for today’s News, thanks for tuning in. Coming up next, the repeat broadcast of “Richard Diamond – Private Detective” from San Andreas!

* Three beeps are heard as the transmission cuts. *

[Nylez]

Good luck sir, always open to represent the VCPD when it comes to taking interviews from neutral news reporters like I hope you intend to be!

 

[KenAdams]

Good luck sir, always open to represent the VCPD when it comes to taking interviews from neutral news reporters like I hope you intend to be!

 

Thanks a lot! I'm planning to take an interview for sure, yes. Hopefully we can find a common timing and topic to talk about.

[Alfreddo.]

Goodluck with this Micheal! Take this far again 🔥

[KenAdams]

Goodluck with this Micheal! Take this far again 🔥

Thanks a lot, man.. Hope you were a part of this too, tho. 😅

[Klaus]

Best of luck with this, it's always cool to have 'reports' of stuff that play out ingame. I know VCPD have their own report system, but an active Newspaper for everyone to read is great for the community. Keep it up!

[KenAdams]

Best of luck with this, it's always cool to have 'reports' of stuff that play out ingame. I know VCPD have their own report system, but an active Newspaper for everyone to read is great for the community. Keep it up!

Thank you..

[KJ_deactivated]

Best of luck, I know that u can do it!