Drop rate for crafting items?

I got four lockpicks easily, but the last one is impossible. I was wondering if there's a limit per day.

Capes are 100% drop rate every 4 hours from HQ
Handcuffs are 100% drop rate but takes a full 3 bouts of 4 hours to obtain(12 hours or so)
Telephones are 20% and only obtained by visiting neighbors and tapping the phones on their buildings
And as mentioned the lock picks are 10% and obtained from tapping criminals loose in the town.

Where are the handcuffs dropped?

I'm one of those horrible people who spent a few donuts to speed things up. I've been able to craft items for almost two days now. The only thing I have been able to craft is the Botanical Gardens. In (nearly) two days I only have 31 lock picks, 7 capes, 4 handcuffs and 48 phones. It is going to take a while to be able to craft anything except the phone booth.

petehd14 wrote:
I got four lockpicks easily, but the last one is impossible. I was wondering if there's a limit per day.

Same here. I got three with the first three tapped, but then only one more. I ended up spending the 2 donuts to complete. Now I have to wait 30 minutes to visit my friends. Patience is in short supply for me today.

efin98 wrote:
Capes are 100% drop rate every 4 hours from HQ
Handcuffs are 100% drop rate but takes a full 3 bouts of 4 hours to obtain(12 hours or so)
Telephones are 20% and only obtained by visiting neighbors and tapping the phones on their buildings
And as mentioned the lock picks are 10% and obtained from tapping criminals loose in the town.

Thanks for this info. When you say handcuffs take "3 bouts", what bouts are you referring to? And are they sourced from the HQ, criminals, or ???

BTW, what's your source?

meinaz wrote:

petehd14 wrote:
I got four lockpicks easily, but the last one is impossible. I was wondering if there's a limit per day.

Same here. I got three with the first three tapped, but then only one more. I ended up spending the 2 donuts to complete. Now I have to wait 30 minutes to visit my friends. Patience is in short supply for me today.

I had the same experience. My first four lockpicks came immediately (like 4/5 criminals), and I also spent 2 donuts to complete... It's a conspiracy I tell ya!

8)

lol

Handcuffs require fully defeating a felon (so 3 bouts of 4 hours each, or 3 hours if using a premium character).

Update: I got the 5th lockpick so it is possible.

Do you collect handcuffs from felons only if the Collector fights them? I still have Pie Man and Fallout Boy fighting, and the rewards are pies.

Also, does leveling up the Superior Squad HQ increase the rate of capes? (starting at the level you were at when the craft part started).

petehd14 wrote:
Update: I got the 5th lockpick so it is possible.

Do you collect handcuffs from felons only if the Collector fights them? I still have Pie Man and Fallout Boy fighting, and the rewards are pies.

Cuffs from felons should start once you're getting the other crafting drops. This is in addition to the pies. But you have to fully defeat them to get the cuffs - so every 3rd fight.