crime report
Police blotter entry
A crime report is an official document filed with law enforcement describing an alleged criminal incident.
Citizens file crime reports to create a record and initiate investigation: She went to the station to file a crime report after her car was broken into.
The term also refers to news coverage of criminal activity: The local crime report mentioned three burglaries this week.
- policeCivil law enforcement
- incidentA distinct event
- arrestSeize by law
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- eye witnessPerson who saw something
witness · victim · detective · evidence · cold case · filing · burglary · theft · assault · homicide · investigation · breaking news · press release · statement · dispatch · 911 · blotter · felony
- reportsstatus update, monthly summary, executive summary, SEC filing, internal audit
- police beatarrest record, traffic stop, burglary, theft, vandalism
- broadcast newsnewscast, news anchor, correspondent, breaking news, headline news
- Neighborhood Watchneighborhood watch, citizen patrol, patrol, block captain, coordinator
- Crime Sceneevidence marker, evidence bag, evidence bags, yellow tape, police tape
- police recordspolice records, arrest records, case files, case file, police blotter
crime reportconviction
Firmly held belief
acquittal · exoneration · not guilty verdict · verdict · sentence
crime, report, crimes, criminal, criminally, criminality, criminalize, criminalized, criminalizing