Help the cop or the criminal. The choice is yours.
In a GTA 5 Random Event called Arrests, you can either help the cops chase down a criminal or help the criminal escape the grasp of the pursuing cop. The choice is yours, but just be ready for any consequences of your actions.
This quick guide outlines everything you need to know about the Arrests Random Event in GTA 5.
What is the Arrests Random Event in GTA 5?
Arrests is a Random Event that spawns at a specific place but at a non-specific time in GTA 5. There are two Arrests side missions in GTA 5, and both count towards the 14 Random Events you must complete to get 100% completion on your GTA 5 save file.
In Arrests, you will find a cop chasing a criminal through farmland or quarry, depending on which Arrests Random Event you encounter in-game. You can complete this Random Event by killing the criminal or the cop. The rewards will depend on your course of action.
Arrests Random Event Location
There are two Arrests Random Events in GTA 5; both spawn randomly in-game. You will find one in Grapeseed and another in Grand Quartz.
The first Arrests Random Event can be found in Grapeseed. Look for farmland near the O’Neil’s Ranch; you’ll find a cop chasing a criminal.
The second Arrests Random Event can be found in Grand Quartz next to the Purple T-rex Restaurant. Here you’ll find a different cop chasing a different criminal, similar to the first Arrests Random Event.
How to complete the Arrests Random Event
There are two ways to complete the Arrests Random Event in GTA 5. You can either help the cop or help the criminal. The consequences for either depend on your course of action.
For both Arrests Random Events, you can help the cop by killing the criminal. By doing so, the cop will thank you and tell you to leave immediately. Alternatively, you can help the criminal by killing the cop. However, you will get a 3-star Wanted Level for doing so.
Arrests Random Event Rewards
You will only get rewards for helping the criminal escape the cop in the Arrests Random Event.
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For both Arrests Random Events, you will get nothing but a ‘thank you’ from the cop for helping them catch the criminal. On the other hand, you will get $250 for helping the criminal escape the cop.
You will get a 3-Star Wanted Level for helping the criminal, so the $250 you get from the criminal might not be worth $250 as it can get very challenging to escape the police at 3 Wanted Stars.
Illegal Intervention
Pursuits are quite common in GTA 5, and you’ll typically find a random patrol car chasing after a crook around town or across the desert. The Arrests Random Event are only two instances where you can help a cop chase down a criminal without getting a Wanted Level, as doing so outside the Random Event will cause the police to start shooting and pursuing you as well.
Refer to the guide above to find the location for both Arrests Random Events in GTA 5 so you can check them off the 14 Random Events you must complete to get 100% completion in your save game.
