📫 Petty Crime
Small-time crime for cash and loose change. On-duty police and EMS can’t commit any of these — everyone else can.
Heat
Every petty crime feeds a personal heat meter (0–100) that decays slowly over time. The higher your heat, the more likely your next crime immediately triggers a police dispatch call:
| Heat level | Dispatch chance |
|---|---|
| 0–29 | 8% |
| 30–59 | 30% |
| 60–89 | 55% |
| 90–100 | 85% |
You’ll get a notification as you cross into “Getting Noticed,” “Heat Rising,” and “Hot” territory — take it as your cue to cool off for a while.
Pickpocketing
Target any regular pedestrian on the street (not other players) and pass the skill-check to lift their wallet. Has its own cooldown, and any given target won’t be worth targeting again for a few minutes.
Porch piracy
Steal packages left on porches around Mirror Park. Most are small or medium boxes; large boxes need a knife to open. About 1 in 7 packages is rigged with a glitter bomb — pop one and it forces a police alert and a heat spike, though you can disarm it in time if you’re quick.
Postboxes and letterboxes
Lockpick a postbox or residential mailbox for a chance at a piece of mail. Postboxes have a real chance your lockpick gets stuck mid-attempt, tripping extra heat. Both reset a while after being picked and won’t reward you for hitting the same box repeatedly in a row.
Parking meters
Smash one open with a bat, crowbar, hammer, or wrench for a small cash payout. Each meter has its own cooldown before it’s worth hitting again.
Selling sensitive mail
Some mail you pick up turns out to be a letter_sensitive — sellable to a roaming fence NPC who moves between several spots around the map every few hours. Regular junk mail can just be opened for a chance at quick cash instead.
A tip on loot
Richer neighborhoods roll better loot across the board — don’t expect the same payout picking a mailbox in Grove Street as you would in Rockford Hills.