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Stingers, Lester Crest
Mission 70

Stingers

Lester Crest

Heist setup2 gold medals
Mission giver
Lester Crest
Playable
Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, Trevor Philips
Location
Los Santos
Target
Not stated
Unlocked by
Planning the Big Score
Unlocks
The Big Score

Player notes

After the crew chooses the Subtle approach for The Big Score, Michael, Franklin and Trevor leave the Vanilla Unicorn following the planning meeting. Lester Crest sends each of them a message about an LSPD Police Transporter fitted with stingers. The van is parked in a lot at the South LS police station, and the crew needs it for the coming robbery. Control can pass to Michael, Franklin or Trevor as one of them takes on the job.

The chosen protagonist reaches the police station and gets over the wall surrounding the lot. A police officer patrols beside the transporter. He quietly incapacitates the guard, then climbs into the Police Transporter and takes it from the compound. The stolen van carries the spike strips Lester has identified for the crew's Subtle plan.

The protagonist drives the Police Transporter across Los Santos to the hiding place beneath the Olympic Freeway, behind the Vanilla Unicorn. He pulls the van in under the freeway and leaves it there for the heist crew.

Objectives

3 steps

In the order the game gives them. The unnumbered steps only appear if you go off script.

  1. 1Steal the police van.
  2. 2Take the police van to the hiding place.
  3. 3Leave the police van.

Gold medal

2 requirements

Every one of these in a single run earns the medal. Replaying the mission later counts.

  • Escapee

    Steal the Police Transporter and escape within 02:00.

  • Not a Scratch

    Deliver the Police Transporter with no damage.

Mission failed if

Any of these fails the mission and sends you back to the last checkpoint.

  • ร—Wasted
  • ร—Busted
  • ร—Van is destroyed

Trivia

  • โ—†The guard patrolling the van will be on the phone talking with someone about the Meltdown film. He also mentions Anton Beaudelaire and Milton McIlroy.
  • โ—†One of the officers near the station will mention Merryweather possibly replacing the LSPD as the main law enforcement agency in Los Santos.
  • โ—†This mission has the only occasion that a police officer can be harmed without attracting an instant wanted level. Outside of it, no matter if the elimination is stealthy and no other officers are nearby, the player will always get a two-star wanted level.
  • โ—†Using the Highway Patrol outfit from the mission I Fought the Law... will allow the player to get past the police officers at the side of the station without attracting any attention. This can only be done on a mission replay, as the outfit is only unlocked after completing the main story.
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Last verified September 14, 2026