What parts are comon in a police report of somebody's murder?

Question

Loke for example, list of eye witnesses, or interviews. What else would be in a police report though?

Answer 1

My Department writes in block format. The format looks something like this. Remember not all reports will have all these blocks.

OFFENDER: Joe Blow w/m 01-01-72 1313 Mockingbird Lane

MO: Entered anothers residence through unlocked fron door.

ASSIGNMENT: On this date at this time I was dispatched to a burglary at this address

VICTIMS STATEMENT: Jane Doe w/f 01-01-73 advised that.......

WITNESS STATEMENT: John Doe b/m 01-02-56 advised that.....

OFFENDER STATEMENT: Joe Blow refused to give statement an invoked his rights.

OFFICERS ACTIONS/OBSERVATIONS: Upon arrival I made contact with the victim and witness. Investigation revealed that.......

EVIDENCE COLLECTED: Evidence collected was a hammer located at the front door. All evidence was handled with glove, tagged into evidenmce locker #### to be processed for latent prints

PROPERTY: Stolen property consict of a Sony 52 inck flat scree TV Ser #12345 valued at $5785865 belonging to Jane Doe. Damaged property conist of entry door frame and dead bolt valued at $123284 belonging to jane Doe.

PHOTO LOG: Photo 1: Point of entry

ARREST MADE: Joe Blow w/m 01-01-73 was arrested for Burglary of Habitation. He was searched, handcuffed, and placed into the back seat of my patrol car. Blow was transported to the Sheriff's Office where he was booked and turned over to detention personnel.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

DISPOSITION: Investigation to continue.


That is what a typical report has. Remember not all reports have all the blocks. For example we might not have an Offenders statement etc.

Answer 2

Detailed description of the scene, including a diagram indicating location and description of each piece of physical evidence.

Notification, including who the crime was reported, which officers responded initially and when and how the investigating officer was assigned and dispatched to the scene.

In addition to the list of witnesses will be a list of suspects, list of officers and other personnel that responded to the scene, possibly a log of everyone who went into the scene once it was closed and the times that they entered and left the scene, and a list of each piece of evidence that was booked, including anyone who was assigned to test the evidence.

The statements given by witnesses at the scene would be their own section.

The results of any evidence tests would be their own section.

The medical examiners report could be considered a section, as could be the hospital records if the victim was declared dead at the hospital.

I was a highway patrol officer: in accident investigations, in addition to the diagram of the scene, we made a diagram of the accident (using arrows and circles to indicate paths of potion and points of impact) as well as a long key describing how the accident transpired.

Then there's actually the narrative, which basically summarizes everything else, including when and how the investigating officer arrived, what he found, who he talked to and what they said, and possibly also what the officer thinks happened.

Other possible sections include recommendations for charging or future investigation, a narrative of the suspect's arrest, and narratives of any follow-up investigation that was done, including witness interviews or warrant applications and/or service, both for arrests and searches.

I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones that leap to mind.

Answer 3

Details about the time the body was found...details like, whether or not someone broke into a house, weapons found, anything identifying the dead person, anything weird or out of place, how the person was dressed, if there were any 'defense' marks on the body (like broken fingernails, which would indicate the person fought back) etc....

Answer 4

Where the crime occured. What was found at the scene. Time police first arrived.

Answer 5

Who are the victims, motive, where it happened, how it happened, suspects, time, There's so much on a murder report, I could go on, and on. ~~~~