police blotters
Station incident logs
A police blotter is a daily log maintained by police departments recording arrests, incidents, and other official activities.
The term derives from the blotting paper once used to dry ink on handwritten records.
Police blotters are typically public documents, and local newspapers often publish summaries of them, making "police blotter" also refer to the newspaper column itself: I always read the police blotter to see what's happening in town.
- incidentsDistinct notable events
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
- booking photosArrest documentation portraits
- crimesUnlawful acts
- drunk and disorderlyCharge for rowdy intoxication
petty theft · traffic stops · reports · daily log · complaints · entries · public records · mugshots · FOIA requests · logbook · statements · arrest warrants · public notices · witnesses · local newspaper · evidence · rap sheets · crime beat
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- criminal recordscriminal records, arrest records, criminal history, criminal histories, rap sheet
police blotterscase files
Organized investigation documents
investigative reports · court records · trial transcripts · forensic reports · indictments
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