The Miranda Rights quest makes up the second half of level 17 and begins with Apu prompting the build of the police station. “Level 17″ is a very loose term, though – and that’s because even if your XP bar tells you you’re at level 17, you’re not really there until you’ve unlocked all the other buildings and characters that come before it on the build menu. So, level 17 is just an indication of the minimum level you can expect to be at before any of this happens.
If you want to see what should have happened before you get to this point, take a look at the other walkthroughs on the Walkthroughs page.
1. Miranda Rights Part 1 Almost as soon as King’s Toot’s is built, you’ll realize that Apu isn’t happy…
Apu: I’ve been robbed 10 times today – that’s twice as much as usual!
Apu prompts the build of the Police Station ($40,500 and 24 hours, unlocking Chief Wiggum – keep Apu and Lisa free as the build finishes to be safe).
2. Miranda Rights Part 2 As soon as Chief Wiggum is back, Apu launches straight into his complaint:
Apu: Chief Wiggum – the state of crime in this town is bad. Bombay bad.
Lisa: Speaking as a law-and-order Democrat, I say we need more police on the streets.
Wiggum thinks that’s a great idea and calls for Eddie and Lou. It takes him a moment or two to realize that they’re not back yet and that he’ll actually have to do his job. Reluctantly, Wiggum patrols Springfield (8 hours).
3. Miranda Rights Part 3 Finding actual work really quite tiring, Chief Wiggum decides to take a break at Krusty Burger (30 minutes – and keep Lisa free as he finishes to be safe).
4. Miranda Rights Part 4 Lisa is unimpressed:
Wiggum: Absolutely. And do you see any crime here at the Krusty Burger? No, you don’t! Don’t look by the register. There’s a robbery going on.
And, without any more enthusiasm than he had for the first time round, Chief Wiggum patrols Springfield again (8 hours – keep Homer free as he finishes).
The walkthrough will continue…
I just had Apu prompt the Police Station build and I only just finished Springfield Downs. No Gilded Truffle or King Toots yet!
Hi Nici – I think this is what’s happening – http://wp.me/p35pG7-1Zq
Please please take you a break from all these questions!play your game or do like the game tells homer to do after a long task;take you a nap!!!do not get burnt-out!we need you!thank you for everything,and i do mean everything!without this site I would not have found the answer to my game freakin out.I would have deleted it and thought it was unfixable.
Thanks johnny – I have been and I will soon (I do have other things to do
) – there will be more posts and answers later in the day / early tomorrow, depending on where in the world everyone is 
I just got the Miranda Rights quest and I’m on level 16 still. Does this have anything to do with whacking day?
I think it might be a glitch – something very strange is happening at levels 16-23.
Something is very wrong. I have not built King Toots yet and as soon as Apu came out of his 12 hour shift he immediately prompted to build the police station. What is happening? Will I ever get king toots?
Is it unlocked?
No it’s greyed out. The police station is unlocked and ready for purchase though. Although its a bit steep for me yet!
Wow – did you try a delete and re-download?
No but will I lose my progress? And would I have to send homer and Lisa on the twenty four hour tasks again?
If you have Origin, you shouldn’t lose any progress, but you may want to wait until Homer and Lisa complete their tasks.
I had this as well, although I also hadn’t had the Gilded Truffle quest either. I have resisted the urge to build the police station and the Gilded Truffle quest has arrived. I am just waiting for it to build and then hopefully the King Toots quests will start with Skinner and Lisa (fortunately they have finished their bits of the Whacking Day quest). I wonder if the latest update has meant that the quests aren’t quite as linear as they used to be, especially if they involve different characters, and that as long as you have reached the relevant level (although I take note of the later post noted above) that quest may appear before others have occurred or been completed. I also managed to get the ability to build Springfield Downs before Jake’s Unisex Hair Place, but again resisted the urge and built them in order.
Hi – quite a few people are experiencing the same thing – see http://wp.me/p35pG7-1xT
Are Eddie and Lou , joining the tapped out gang here in Springfield ??
I hope they’re on the list, Kevin
why isnt this on your walkthroughs page?
Because I just wrote it yesterday and haven’t had time to put it there yet.