Police Report 1

Police Report
University of Phoenix
CJA 363: Interpersonal Communications

Police Report 2

Introduction Police reports serve as a valuable information gathering tool. They are heavily relied upon for their accuracy and accountability of all events that took place at the incident. The report is taken as soon as the responding officer arrives at the scene. There are several pieces of information that must be gathered in order to produce a report that will be used to account for the incidents that have taken place.
Who
Upon my arrival to the Marquette Market it was obvious that a burglary had taken place. I observed that the rear door had been smashed in and it was severely damaged and upon my entrance into the store the cash register had also been damaged. In the cash register there was $7.83 in cash and two checks with one being $10.00 and the other for $5.80. I also found the instrument that was used to commit these acts but, it had been wiped down and free of any fingerprints. Mr. Waters stated that he had seen Ronald Riff in the area around 12:20 a.m. He was carrying a money bag. He dropped two dollars from the bag also. At this time Ronald Riff was wearing blue jeans and a blue band jacket.
What
At the seen there was a hammer and Riff had been known to frequent the market and due to this. The evidence was able to make Riff a person of interest for the burglary that had taken place. I briefly interview Riff and then decided to have a warrant issued on that day at 3:30 p.m.
When
“At 12:30 A.M. the early morning of the alleged burglary, the desk sergeant on duty Police Report 3 told me to investigate a possible burglary at Marquette's Market which is on the corner of Main Street and First Street in Midtown, Minnesota”. (Written and Interpersonal Communication: Methods for Law Enforcement, Fourth Edition, by Harvey Wallace and Cliff Roberson)

Where
“I arrived at Marquette's Market a few minutes later and talked briefly to owner Speedy
Marquette. I then began investigating the alleged burglary. (Written and Interpersonal Communication: Methods for Law Enforcement, Fourth Edition, by Harvey Wallace and Cliff Roberson)

How
The lock on the rear door of the market had been smashed open with a heavy, blunt object. the cash register drawer had been similarly smashed open and was empty except for $7.83 in coin and two checks (one for $10.00 and a second for $5.80) in the alley next to the store I found a heavy hammer (wiped clean of finger prints) (Written and Interpersonal Communication: Methods for Law Enforcement, Fourth Edition, by Harvey Wallace and Cliff Roberson)

Why Ronald Riff was in need of money and had only won $200.00 at the poker game. The monies that Riff was in possession of was more than he would have had. The facts led to him and that it was too much of a coincidence and had no choice but to bring him in as a suspect.

References
Written and Interpersonal Communication: Methods for Law Enforcement, Fourth Edition, by Harvey Wallace and Cliff Roberson