POLICE BLOTTER

Police Blotter Police Blotter is a

slang term that is used in police
practice and procedures. It refers
to a book that records arrests and
other facts and events in a police
station, on a daily basis. Arrests
are recorded in a police blotter as
they occur. Blotter contains details
such as name, age, address of the
suspect / person arrested, time
and date of the incident. The 5 Ws

a. Incident Reporting and Filling Out of Incident

Record Form.
1. The Incident Record Form
2. Duty of the Quality Service Lane Officer
3. Office Space for Clients
4. Confidential Reports
5. Information on the Reporting Person
6. Data of Suspect
7. Completeness and Correctness of Data
8. Data of the Victim
9. The Narrative of the Incidents
10. Importance of the Signature
11. Incident Record Transaction Reciept

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Maintenance of the Police Blotter

Turnover to Police Investigator
Supporting Documents
Accuracy of the Report
Amendment to the Report

b. Procedure for Recording Incident Report in the Police

Blotter

1. Manual Recording of the Crime Incident Report

from the IRF to the Police Blotter. The crime
incident report recorded in the IRF, after the transaction
with the reporting person has concluded shall be
transcribed and entered into the police blotter by the
desk officer of the police station.
2. Importance of the Police Blotter. Blotter entry
reports serves as permanent record of incidents, events,
problems and so forth. A Police Blotter Is used to keep
people informed of activities within the police jurisdiction.
It is also used to compile statistical information, identify
problems in community, or identify police training needs.
These reports are needed to facilitate investigations,
prepare court cases or defend cases in court.

3. Basic Guidelines. The narrative written in the

IRF shall basically be the record that shall be
transcribed in the Police Blotter. While it is an a
narrative form, it is prudent, however to list down
some necessary information in the police blotter in
itemized or outline form. This shall answer the
necessary requirements of the five Ws and one H.

 The following questions should be answered as

guide to writing the Blotter Report :
a. Who was involved?
b. When did it take place?
c. Where did it take place?
d. What happened?
e. Why did it happen?
f. How did it happen?
g. Affixing details and Contact details.

TERMS

ARREST
ARRESTING OFFICER(AO)
ARREST and BOOKING sheet
Booking
COMPLAINT
COMPLAINANT
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
FIRST RESPONDERS
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
INCIDENT REPORT FORM
INVESTIGATOR ON CASE

DESK OFFICER
DUTY INVESTIGATOR
E-BLOTTER
OFFICER ON DUTY
PNP BOOKONG FORMS
SUSPECT
UNIT CRIME PERIODIC REPORT
VICTIM
WCPD OFFICER

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