Case: An important tool for law enforcement is a written document, especially in the form of an offense report. The reporting system provides a permanent record for all to see and be used to explain what happened during a specific event. A vital part of the reporting system is accurate and thorough information documented by the report writer.

You are dispatched to the scene of an armed robbery of a convenience store. You will be responsible for the preliminary report. Your report should include everything from Time Dispatched until the officer left the scene. Create your own scenario and write the report using the examples I have listed. I want to be able to read your report and envision what happened without having been at the scene. You may review some of our scenarios this term for ideas.

Consider these facts:

• The clerk was alone inside when the robbery occurred.
• A customer had just pulled up and observed the suspect run from inside the store.
• A customer was pumping gas as the incident unfolded.