Make a document that is you “report.” First – you need a brief summary of the event. It may only be a paragraph, but it documents the known events without all of the details. Here is an example:
Internal Theft: On April 2nd at about 3PM, Fred Johnson appeared to have placed some money from the cash register of the Mini-Mart #6 into his own right front pants pocket. On that same day the cash drawer was short $57. The event was recorded on the video surveillance system for the store.
There are more details to cover – but look at what is covered in the one paragraph:
We covered when, who, what, where, and how. The same stuff you need for any kind of report.
Your report will grow as you gather information, facts and evidence. The simplest way to document this is by time and date. I usually do this, but I re-organize my final report by categories:
- Summary:
- Details of Events:
- Subjects Involved:
- Vehicles Involved: (if there are any)
- Evidence: (I will expand on this later)
- Conclusion: (this is where I put my assessment of what happened and recommendations)
For all the subjects in your report, you should conduct a background check. You can do that at Be Your Own Detective or use The Net Detective. Either or these services should get you started.
So get those case files started – and make a folder on your computer labeling the case – put all of your digital information in that folder for safe keeping – more to follow.
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