Sarah Carson

[Lonesome]

SARAH E. CARSON
Civil Affairs Veteran • NOPD Officer • Patrol Division
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BASIC INFORMATION
Full Name: Sarah Elaine Carson
Alias / Callsign: “Red”
Date of Birth: 14 March 1989
Current Year / Age: 2018 • 29 years old
Nationality: American
Occupation: NOPD, Patrol
Former Occupation(s):

U.S. Army, Civil Affairs Medical Sergeant (38W)​

NYPD Patrol Officer​

NYPD Detective (Narcotics / Organized Crime Tasking)​

Residence: New York City, NY New Orleans, LA
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English (native), fluent Russian, conversational Spanish, basic Levantine Arabic (rusty)

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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5’9” (175 cm)
Build: Lean, wiry, more runner than weightlifter
Hair: Red, usually tied back in a messy tail or bun during duty
Eyes: Green
Distinguishing Marks:

Faint shrapnel scar along left shoulder from deployment incident​

US Army Civil Affairs branch insignia tattooed inside right forearm​

Old ring indentation left hand, never quite faded​

Typical Appearance:
Carson wears her 'patrol blues' with an almost obsessive perception for neatness. Uniform is pressed, boots shined, everything in perfect order, which is in direct contrast to her usual personal appearance. She doesn't make a concerted effort to hide the dark circles and bags beneath her eyes or deal with the split ends of her hair. She doesn't look like a complete mess but she certainly doesn't take care of herself.

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Spoiler: Personality/Attributes

PERSONALITY SNAPSHOT
Core Traits:
— Deeply empathetic; absorbs other people’s pain like a sponge
— Highly verbal, fast talker, New York accent with the edges sharpened by stress
— Conflict-avoidant in her own relationships, confrontational in everyone else’s
— Tendency toward self-sacrifice, then self-sabotage


Strengths:
— Exceptional rapport-building with victims, witnesses, and informants
— Skilled at de-escalation, usually
— Strong motor coordination and spatial awareness (shooting, driving, room clearing)


Weaknesses:
— Substance abuse issues (stimulants; primarily cocaine and prescription uppers)
— Chronic insomnia, nightmares related to deployments and line-of-duty deaths
— Codependent relationship patterns, especially with partners (romantic and professional)
— Difficulty maintaining professional distance once she becomes attached

ATTRIBUTES
AGILITY
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"I can run, so what?"

STRENGTH
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"Why do you need to be strong when you're fast."

PERCEPTION
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"You see that bird over there? Yeah it's a..."

ACCURACY
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"Shooting is alright, I guess"

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Spoiler: Service Record

SERVICE RECORD

U.S. Army – Civil Affairs (38W)​

Enlistment: June 2007​

Active Service: 2007 – 2013​

— Completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training (38B Civil Affairs Team Member, transitioned to 38W, Civil Affairs Medical Sergeant)​

— Assigned to Civil Affairs Team attached to infantry and special operations elements​

— Deployed three times, to include AFRICOM and EUCOM missions (2008–2009, 2010–2011, 2012-2013)​

— Primary duties: liaison with local leaders, facilitation of reconstruction projects, negotiating civil-military conflicts, community outreach​

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Notable Commendations:​

— Army Commendation Medal for negotiation and crowd de-escalation during a civil unrest incident that prevented escalation and casualties​

— Army Achievement Medals x2 for meritorious service and community engagement​

— Good Conduct Medal​

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Adverse / Critical Incidents:​

— Often forms close ties with locals, beyond that of standard professional mission set​

— Witnessed civilian casualties during joint operations; referenced repeatedly in later psych evals​

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Discharge: Honorable, 2013. Reason cited: Transfer to Reserve Status (Active).​

NYPD – Patrol Division​

Service: 2013 – 2015​

— Graduate, NYPD Police Academy, 2013​

— Assigned to uniformed patrol in high-crime precinct​

— Developed reputation for “talking people down” and calming volatile domestic and mental health calls​

— Frequently volunteered for community outreach events; good rapport with local youth groups​

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NYPD – Detective Bureau​

Service: 2015 – 2017​

— Promoted to Detective (3rd Grade)​

— Assigned to Narcotics / Organized Crime taskings on rotational basis​

— Worked joint operations with federal partners (DEA / DHS), including undercover-adjacent support work​

— Strong case closure rate where witness cooperation was key; lower performance on complex paper-heavy investigations​

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Commendations:​

— Meritorious Police Duty for successful negotiation in a hostage-adjacent barricade situation​

— Excellent Police Duty for dismantling a local distribution cell via confidential informant development​

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Adverse Notes:​

— Informal concern raised by supervisor regarding “over-identification with subjects” and “difficulty letting cases go” (no formal discipline)​

— First documented hints of unhealthy coping: long hours, overwork, reliance on caffeine and alcohol​

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NYPD – Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB)​

Service: Late 2017 – Early 2018​

— Transferred following strong performance on an internal corruption tasking​

— Responsible for investigating misconduct, use-of-force incidents, and integrity complaints against sworn officers​

— Frequently assigned to cases involving vulnerable witnesses, officers in mental health crisis, or sensitive victim complaints involving police​

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NOPD – Patrol Division ​

Service: Late 2018​

— Cleared for service following informal psychological evaluation​

— Laterally transferred following resignation from NYPD​

— Completed equivalency training with no noted problems​

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Current Status (as of 2018):​

— Active duty, but flagged in confidential records for “increased wellness monitoring”​

— Under informal observation following substance-related concerns and deteriorating personal relationships (not yet formal discipline at this stage, but close)​

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Spoiler: Psychological Evaluation File - CONFIDENTIAL

Primary Diagnoses / Clinical Impressions:​

— Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms (deployment-related and line-of-duty incidents)​

— Stimulant Use Disorder, moderate to severe (cocaine / prescription stimulants)​

— Codependent relational patterning; difficulty establishing healthy boundaries​

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Operational Strengths (Psychological):​

— Very high empathy: can read emotional states quickly and accurately, even in resistant subjects​

— Unusually strong guilt and responsibility responses encourage ethical behavior and moral reflection​

— Capable of intense focus and hyper-vigilance during crisis; performs well under immediate pressure​

— Maintains verbal fluency even when emotionally distressed, which aids negotiations​

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Operational Risks:​

— Tendency to self-medicate with stimulants when overwhelmed or when unable to “switch off”​

— Episodes of emotional dissociation under extreme stress (reports of feeling “outside her body,” watching herself act)​

— Difficulty separating personal and professional life​

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Clinical Recommendations:​

— Continued mandatory counseling with department psychologist; strongly advised to transition from “check-the-box” compliance to genuine engagement.​

— Temporary reassignment away from high-stakes corruption cases involving close colleagues if stability declines further.​

— Encourage development of non-work identity: friendships outside law enforcement, hobbies not related to guns, cases, or adrenaline.​

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Clinical Summary:​

Carson is a highly empathetic, morally driven officer whose strengths in de-escalation and rapport come from the same psychological vulnerabilities that now threaten her stability. She has spent over a decade absorbing other people’s trauma without ever successfully offloading her own. Unless she engages meaningfully with treatment and reduces reliance on stimulants, her current trajectory leads toward burnout, misconduct, or psychological collapse.​

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Spoiler: Relationships

RELATIONSHIPS & SOCIAL HISTORY​

Family:​

— Father: Deceased (line-of-duty death, former law enforcement). Ongoing unresolved grief; frequent comparison between her career and his fate.​

— Mother: Alive, strained contact; regards Carson’s career choices as “repeating history.”​

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Romantic:​

— Undisclosed Relationship (NYPD): Recent ex-girlfriend. Relationship marked by intense affection, rapid escalation, and severe conflict around Carson’s drug use and emotional avoidance, resulting in volatile break-up, as well as Carson's departure from the Department.​

— Previous relationships: Short-lived, often sabotaged when partners tried to get too close or questioned her coping mechanisms​

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RELATIONSHIPS

ROMANTIC | FAMILY | FRIEND | RESPECTS | ACQUAINTANCE | DISTRUSTS | DISLIKES | HATES | DECEASED
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'Jack' - "Good guy, not much else to say, really."
Stephen Marien - "Let me hide in his shop when things got dicey. Also gave me some good deals on some great threads!"
Lily - "Her last name is difficult to pronounce-- but asides from that, seems like good people!"
Aria Torrez - "Detective, seems alright. Besides from sneaking into a fuckin' cordon!"
Fiorenzo Accetta - "One of the Deputies. Again, seems alright."
Hayley Bisset - "Appreciated her friendliness. Helped find my bearings, here in New Orleans."

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