Cybercops SIOD: Oct 10 2025 Miscellany

The following are the new and interesting NPC's and features that the PC's encountered while investigating the Altima Heavy cargo shipment aboard the MV Cargomax Darwin. 

“Kestrel” Urban Patrol Drone

The Kestrel is a compact, backpack-sized SIOD patrol drone designed for versatility in dense urban environments, featuring retractable bipedal legs for alley or interior movement and twin ducted fans for rapid VTOL redeployment. Its matte-armored frame is marked with POLICE insignia and reinforced with three points of protection, striking a balance between durability and agility. A forward-mounted medium submachine gun provides reliable close-quarters firepower, while its advanced optics and motion-detection suite enable it to scan rooftops, doorways, and crowded streets with precision. Designed as a tactical scout and first responder, the Kestrel extends an SIOD drone jockey’s reach, serving as both a sensor platform and a mobile support asset during city operations.

Cybercops SIOD: First Case, H. Raines Homicide.

Glory Lane Fatal Stabbings

Patrol units responding to a disturbance call early this morning discovered two deceased individuals in a service alley off Glory Lane near The Mirage Circuit VR lounge. The victims, identified as Hector Raines, 46, an Australian national in town on corporate business, and Raisa Myaschev, 23, a local resident, both sustained fatal knife wounds. Investigators describe the incident as consistent with street robbery and gang violence common in the district. No arrests have been made. Authorities advise citizens to avoid the area during late hours and to exercise caution when traveling in entertainment zones.

Aerial Recon Drone (SWPD Model)

The Southowilson Police Department fields compact VTOL recon drones, about the size of a kitchen trash can, used for surveillance, suspect tracking, and high-risk entry support. Fitted with advanced optics suites, they can scout alleys, rooftops, or interiors in conditions that would blind human officers. Their mounted autoshotgun is less about precision and more about flexibility: a wide spread offsets the drone’s stability limits, while interchangeable ammo loads (breaching rounds, gas, beanbags, buckshot) allow it to serve both utility and suppression roles. Although armored and surprisingly resilient, these drones are still vulnerable to EMPs and electrical fires, making them expendable yet highly valued tools for SIOD and Maxtac operations. 

Cybercops: SIOD 4th Squad Characters

The 4th Squad of the Southowilson Investigations Division is the newest of the SIOD squads. They are a lean, soon-to-be overworked crew of detectives and operators tasked with the city’s dirtiest cases—political assassinations, syndicate wars, and corporate black projects that no precinct cop dares touch. With barely two dozen investigators in the entire division, every squad is expected to conduct surveillance, solve cases, and break down doors without backup.

Cybercops: SIOD NPC's

The Special Investigations and Operations Division is organized around a central command element and five squads, each comprising four officers. Every squad is led by a detective sergeant, usually the most experienced officer, and is assigned a distinct case. Squads maintain separate office spaces clustered around a shared briefing area near the captain’s office. Although the division’s base is officially located in the Judicial Center (Building 11, Turner Plaza), SIOD officers typically operate in the field or out of local precinct offices while conducting investigations.

Significant NPC's of the Special Investigations and Operations Division

Cyberpunk: Southowilson Campaign Setting

Southowilson Google Site

Cybercops: Southowilson SIOD (Campaign and Character Creation)

The Special Investigations and Operations Division (SIOD) is an elite unit within the Southowilson Police Department, composed of the department’s most skilled detectives and MaxTac officers. Candidates are selected for their experience, intelligence, and initiative. Unlike other divisions, SIOD is centrally administered from SWPD Headquarters in Turner Plaza, though its officers are deployed citywide as needed. They answer solely to the division captain.

SIOD is tasked with cases deemed too dangerous, sensitive, complex, or unusual for other divisions to handle. These range from gangs, organized crime, and drug rings to serial killings, corporate malfeasance, and incidents too obscure for routine investigation. If a case is too high-profile or, conversely, too low-profile to be handled through regular channels, SIOD takes it. Such assignments occur more often than most civilians realize.

The division is organized around a central command element and three to four teams, each comprising three to five officers. Every team is led by a detective sergeant, usually the most experienced officer on the team, and is assigned a distinct case. Squads maintain separate office spaces clustered around a shared briefing area near the captain’s office. Although the division’s base is officially located in the Judicial Center (Building 11, Turner Plaza), SIOD officers typically operate in the field or out of local precinct offices while conducting investigations.

Cyberpunk, 2300AD: SPM-1 Battleglove

SPM-1 Battleglove ($900): +2 to punching damage, STR+d10 crushing damage on a successful grapple, and wearer is treated as "Armed" for defense purposes. 3 spaces for Cyberarm options from this list, priced separately. Not automatically armored, that must be purchased as an option. Seriously, all the gimmicky ridiculous stuff from CP2020, there's no way the authorities on Earth would allow anyone to make it legally. It would be perfect if at least half of it was from some shitty robofac, in an office park here in Tanstaafl City. Like the crappy "Ring of Fire" cheap pistols that have been made in LA for decades, changing corporate identity every time the Fed's shut them down and moving their machine shop from Pasadena to Anaheim.

2300AD: Tanstaafl Colony Map

Map of Colony, Strikes, and Enemy Territory (Spring 2298)