Is there any way to kill the criminals...

[happyrobbie 0]

OK. Here is the thing. I have a city, and I decide to demolish everything to start over. Then what should I do with the police station? Currently there are 100+ criminals kept. If I simply demolish the police station, the 100+ criminals will be freed to the street, which might be a nightmare?

 

Is there any trick? For example, if I first isolate the police station from the world by disconnect the roads, and then demolish the station, what will happen? The criminals will forever staying in the isolated street? Or if I further demolish the street where they are, they will disappear, or will be teleported to the nearest existing road?

[Zpike 79]

Nope...  You must re-arrest them.  If I replace a police station I just make sure to have the new one up and running before I turn the power off on the old one.

[dansgek74 1]

if you bulldoze them.... startrek is taking over and scotty will teleport them to the nearest existing road

..........beam me up scotty

[happyrobbie 0]

OK. So yesterday I tried one thing. I cut the road connection to the region, demolished the police station, and then gradually demolished all the roads in the city until only a small isolated piece remains in the corner, which was filled with 100+ criminals. Then I stopped because I assumed if I demolish even this last piece, the criminals would be teleported back to the region. No? Then I thought I could safely restart my city as long as I kept this small road piece isolated, where those criminals would just wander back and forth forever. Maybe later when everything is fine I could reconnect this small piece and let my new police station to catch them... But but but after a while, I returned to the road piece in the corner, and found the criminals were gone... They were dead, or teleported back to the region anyway?

[The Pennsylvania Turnpike 252]

No, but maybe in 3 years when EA decides to allow modding to the game.

[Dr. Boom 37]

Kill the criminals? Ah, your city has the death penalty?

 

Kidding aside, there is no way to get rid of criminals unless you rehabilitate them in jail. So better beef up your police force!