I figure my problem is not "quite" what you guys have, but I think its related... like another facet to the same disease. I think you're dead on with the townie cycling.
I'm working my 2nd case (yeah, I savor and have little time) under the detective profession and I was stuck in a never-ending loop on the "Issue ABP" option. I finally have to crash it.
Here's the thing. I'm the one who also does housekeeping on the townies. I don't like mass creations of the same thing, so I will intermittently go in and thin it out.
1. started case as detective, gathered evidence, work day ended
2. Probably cleaned some townies about here
3. went back to work on the same case from the day before, had enough details for the APB, hung for 3 hours and never moved.
I really didn't think it would have a major affect, just respawn or reassign the culprit to a remaining sim, but apparently they did not anticipate that.
Not sure I understand you right but you're saying you probably delete your suspect and now you have can't solve the case ?
