Hamlet Heist

The Hamlet Heist was a planned heist by a small band of mercenaries, to steal Daniel and Mallorie Cain's rare SBR4 (and unintentionally, Fang). Whilst the initial theft was successful, the escape attempt afterwards, did not have the same fortune.

Apart from a warning issued by local police, and a similar message relayed by local news station, reaction to the chase was very minimal. The lack of response was mostly due to the mercs and Daniel's allies' reluctance to draw attention to themselves by opening fire at one another, and the fact that most of the fighting happened in the desert.

Background
Little was, and still is, known about who the mercenaries were, who hired them etc. All that IS known, is that their original (and sole) target was the Cain's rare SBR4, kept in their home's garage. Daniel suspected they may have been rouge, or former CIA agents, since their armament was far too intense for any street gang, thief band or PMC operating on US soil.

Heist
The actual heist began at between 2-4 PM PST, which involved a small team of criminals breaking into the garage, to gain access to the vehicle, and to load it into the truck trailer. Investigating the commotion, Spear and Fang left the boiler room, which came as an immense shock to the team. In a blind panic, the thieves fired live ammunition at the prehistoric pair, though poor, panicked aim led to little effect. Using a large number of tranquiliser darts, the thieves were able to capture Fang, and load her and the SBR4 onto the semi-truck they had brought. The team then sped away in their trucks, passing Daniel and company on the way out, even attempting to ram them off the road, though Daniel's quick reaction caused them to miss.

Chase
As the truck sped away from the house, Daniel and co. returned to find the crime scene. Daniel and Boz gave chase in Daniel's car, whilst Niki and Mallorie commandeered a helicopter from a nearby airfield, and had brought with them some heavy firepower (including an M79 grenade launcher, and an M72 rocket launcher). The truck joined a main highway, along with 4 armoured vehicles all mounted with heavy machine guns, though due to heavy traffic, they did not open fire on Daniel and Boz. Once clear of the traffic block, the convoy suddenly veered off onto an exit ramp, which led out towards the desert. The sudden change in direction caused Daniel and Boz to briefly lose contact with them, though Mallorie and Niki caught up quickly in the helicopter.

Once clear of the city boundaries, the mercenaries were given the go-ahead to engage their pursuers, though because Daniel and Boz had lagged behind and they assumed the helicopter was part of a heli-tour, no shots were fired. However, Mallorie and Niki had brought with them radio interceptors, which allowed them to intercept the transmission and catch the convoy by surprise. As the airborne pair were ready to fire on the convoy, Daniel and Boz had managed to catch up, though because they were seen speeding, brought some LAPD with them as well.

Firefight
Upon catching up to the convoy, Daniel gave the heli-crew the command to fire upon the IFVs, to allow easier access to the truck. Mallorie fired the first shot, which caused an armoured truck to flip over, but only cause minor injuries to the occupants of the vehicle. Upon realising the helicopter was not an ally, the remaining technicals opened fire on it, though Niki and Mallorie were able to destroy them before they were able to cause any significant damage. The last technical was also blown up by Mallorie, after landing a direct hit on the engine with a 40mm grenade. Boz was able to take control of the semi-truck by jumping from Daniel's car, onto the side of the cabin, and shooting both occupants.

Recovery
Having gained control of the truck, Boz was able to bring it to a complete stop.