Burglary: How to File a Police Report
Definition of Burglary
The definition of Burglary is breaking and entering into a structure with the intent to commit a crime.
How to file the Police report
If you are a victim of burglary, contact the local Police department in the jurisdiction where the burglary took place.
If you come home and you see that, your home has been burglarized, get out of the house and call 9-1-1. The Police will respond and make sure the criminal is still not in your house.
This report requires that a Police Officer come to the location, investigate the crime, and take a report at the location of the burglary.
What you need to file the Police report
You will need proper identification to start the report, a complete and full description of the property taken and its value. You may provide any pictures, serial numbers, model numbers or identifying marks to help identify the property if or when it is ever located.
If you have any information, no matter how slight you may think it is, give it to the Police.
Why file a Burglary report
You are filing a Theft report for several reasons. First, a suspect could be caught and your property recovered.
Filing Police reports also help the Police track where crime is occurring so they can put more Police resources in the areas where crime is highest.
You also file a Burglary report for insurance reasons. Your home or renters insurance may cover your loss.
Filing a Theft report can also be a write off as a loss at the end of the year on your income tax. Ask your tax man if you qualify.
Conclusion
Filing a Burglary report with the Police is a very detailed process. The Police will gather evidence; take fingerprints and photos of the crime scene and prepare and detailed report.
Make sure, once you file a Police report that you always get your Police report case number and either a receipt that you filed a report or an actual copy of the report for your records.
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Post a CommentYour photo scared me. LOL! I was involved in a burglary once at the grocery story I worked for. I had to be at the store one morning at 3:00 am. for a huge donut order. I got there a hour earlier than usual and the person who was trying to rob the store got scared when he saw me drive up. This one man drove fast right past me and drove to the side of the store, then peeled out and drove right next to where my care was parked. He was picking up his partner. He was driving very fast. I couldn't see him because he had dark windows to protect him from being identified. He just looked at me enough that I could see his head turn and then drove away. I went into the store and the ATM machine had been broken into. I called the police but headed back to start my job. The police came and told me they thought someone was still in the store and ask me to leave. They had dogs and everything. The police never found anyone while I waited outside for 2 hours. The next day we had to start be escorted t