What is the difference between a blotter entry and a case report?
Every call that requires police service receives a blotter entry, this records the caller’s name, address, telephone #, address where the service is requested, the date, time and officer(s) that responded. A brief narrative of what the call was about is also recorded by the dispatcher and/or the officer that responded to the call. Only calls that need extra police investigation receive a case report. The officer will complete this when he returns from patrol including details of the investigation.
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