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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the police report template in our editor.
  2. Begin by filling out the 'PERSON MAKING REPORT' section. Enter your name, alias (if applicable), address, city, state, age, date of birth, zip code, sex, employer/school, and phone number. Note that race is optional for statistical purposes.
  3. In the 'INCIDENT' section, specify the nature of your complaint and provide details about the individual(s) you are filing a complaint against. Include the date and time of the incident as well as its location.
  4. Describe the incident thoroughly in the 'DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT' field. If there were any injuries involved, detail them in the 'DESCRIPTION OF ANY INJURIES' section and include information about treatment received.
  5. Complete any additional fields such as badge numbers and how you reported the incident. Finally, if desired, sign and date your report before submitting it via email or printing it directly from our platform.

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The five Cs of good police reports are: complete, clear, concise, concrete and correct.
The narrative should begin with the officers arrival at the scene and should: (a) contain the officers personal observations of both the victim and the premises; (b) record each step of the investigation; (c) provide a complete and extremely detailed description of the alleged offense; (d) record the suspects words
Police reports are legal documents that require accuracy and impartiality (which ChatGPT does not necessarily possess due to its training dataset), and compliance with specific guidelines and procedures.
Police reports are written in first person, past tense and organized in chronological order. The conclusion should include the final actions as the reporting officer. It should always end with There is nothing further to report.
Walk into a police station, ask to speak to a police officer. State your reasons for wanting to file a report and if that reason is valid, a report is filed. Simple as that.

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To file a police report, search online for the local law enforcement agencys contact information where the crime occurred. Most local law enforcement agencies accept anonymous tips or crime reports online or by phone. To learn more, contact your local police department.
In its simplest form, a police report should answer the five Ws: Who, What, When, Where and Why. They should also explain How the officer responded. All of this information is typically written in a sequential narrative.

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