EDIT 9/20/22:
I’ve discovered a mistake within the puzzle, and have offered a touch to assist get via it. The trace just isn’t there strictly due to the error, and was meant to be added anyway (including it’s what brought on me to return throughout it). This mistake doesn’t strongly hinder your capability to resolve the puzzle, as there are nonetheless many steps that may be accomplished with out this affected portion.

EDIT 7/19/22:
If you might be fixing this and are caught , please let me know the place you might be caught in order that I can assist! I want to add extra hints, however am not sure as to what I needs to be hinting in the direction of.

A secure was dropped off at a neighborhood police station, supposedly belonging to a extremely needed felony. Police have suspicions that no matter is contained in the secure will result in this individual’s whereabouts. Only in the event that they’re in a position to perceive these contents, that’s.

The entrance of the secure is rather like every other, besides as a substitute of your typical dial, this secure has a keypad of colours.

There was a be aware securely taped to the entrance. It appeared as if this felony was ready for any individual to search out it.

“Everything has a reason”

In addition to this be aware, it appeared as if any individual had drawn everywhere in the entrance of the secure. A seemingly random sample of crimson and purple dots lined the secure above and beneath its door.

After a while, one individual on the police station had observed one thing attention-grabbing in regards to the colourful keypad, and never lengthy after (and with a good bit of confidence) was in a position to open the secure. Once the secure had been opened, although, every little thing made even much less sense.

Inside the secure was nothing greater than two items of paper, in addition to some random numbers, letters, and drawings scratched into the partitions and door of the secure.

The contents of the secure are proven beneath (colorblind pleasant variations can be found beneath).

The Safe

The Letter

The Photo

Colorblind Friendly Info

Text model of the colours on the highest and backside of the entrance of the secure. r is crimson and p is purple.
Top: rpppprrprrprpppprrprrprrprprrrpprrpprprpp
Bottom: rrpprpprrppprpprppprpprrpprrrprrrrrpprprrprrprrp

Color-free model of the keypad.

Hints

Hints will likely be added after I really feel they might be wanted. Them being added just isn’t depending on time or progress made

Hint 1 (Added 6/24/22):

One serving incorporates about 450mg

Hint 2 (Added 6/27/22):

Unless clearly a letter, it is most likely a quantity

Hint 3 (Added 6/27/22):

Not all o os imply the identical

Hint 4 (Added 7/11/22):

Photo is to higher equation as dots are to decrease.

Hint 5 (Added 7/11/22):

A key will likely be wanted

Hint 7 (Added 7/11/22):
Please be aware that this trace incorporates affirmation of one thing talked about inside @FrodCube’s reply or its feedback

“.00″+”8917″=_____

Hint 8 (Added 9/30/22):
Please be aware that this trace will include extra info than regular, and will likely be much less (if in any respect) cryptic, given the time that this puzzle has sat

There are 4 essential items to this puzzle, as hinted at in Hint 4. Steps 1 entails utilizing The Photo after which step 2 makes use of the highest equation. Step 3 entails utilizing the grid within the wall, the letter, and the dots on the surface of the secure, after which step 4 makes use of the decrease equation.

Hint 9 (Added 9/30/22):
Please be aware that this trace will reveal one small half in the direction of the answer, although a few of this is because of my error. If you don’t want for a spoiler like this, please permit me a couple of day to replace the puzzle. Also be aware that though there may be an error, progress can nonetheless be made on this puzzle, and it solely impacts one part (out of 4).

The dots on the surface of the case have these meanings: TOP: tacsgggkzzki (that is the place the error is, and this might not be discovered with the given picture of the secure). BOTTOM: grpflltxttwofggg

Anything beneath this level is not a part of the puzzle, and shouldn’t be referenced to search out clues.

So now it’s time for me to ask you:

How did the cop open the secure? and
Where is the felony hiding?

This is my first time writing a puzzle of this size and complexity. It may be very doable that there are some flaws, and even errors (although I’ve gone over it a number of occasions). Please let me know in the event you discover any!

Note: The letters on the flag in The Photo solely relate to the colours they’re on prime of.

I’ll reply any query within the feedback, on condition that it doesn’t ask in regards to the puzzle itself or methods to resolve it (i.e. I might reply “Is there a significance in the best way the publish is worded?”, however I might not reply “Should I be specializing in the picture or letter first?”).

Please be thorough in your reply. I’m searching for the steps you took to get to every piece of data, and the way you used it. I’m pleased with and encourage partial solutions as effectively, I like to see the completely different ranges of progress!

Good luck!