Can't find and arrest suspect

"HarmonySims280;13639363" wrote:

"mariepeek28;13639320" wrote:
same thing is happening to me, i went through the career without any problems till level 5 and now i have spent 6 days on the same case and still cannot find the suspect. I try to arrest the ones who i keep seeing at every scene and i get a unlawful arrest.

My Sim is now level 7 and I have not had any problems making arrests. She's solved at least 6 cases now.

You have to get a bunch of evidence. I have her spend a couple of days just gathering evidence and then analyzing it, adding it to the crime board, and deducing clues or searching the database. I make sure that I have everything I can get on the suspect. Age, gender, hair color, clothing, a trait and then I send her out with to make the arrest. First, I find a Sim that fits the description and then I have her talk to the sim. If one of the traits matches? I have her make the arrest.

It helps to get them the observant reward trait because it will show every trait the other Sim has the second they meet them.