Warwickshire Police

Do

• discourage callers from giving their name and address
• ask for information about the offender:
  • name/nickname
  • address
  • date of birth/age
  • domestic circumstances
  • are there children/dogs in the house?
  • names of other householders
  • ethnicity
  • height
  • build
  • tattoos or scars
  • hair colour
  • distinguishing features
  • vehicles used
  • mobile number
  • been in trouble before?
  • do they work/what do they do?

Don’t

• ask why the caller is phoning
• put the caller under negative pressure
• put anything on the log that will identify the caller, ie don’t put sex of he caller or their accent or the time or something like “it’s a neighbour/they live in my street” any of these could potentially identify the caller

Suggested crime specific questions

DRUGS RELATED OFFENCES:

• street where dealing is taking place?
• street name of dealer?
• what type of drugs are being sold/price?
• street name of drugs?
• where are the drugs kept – on the person or stashed in property?
• how are they supplied – home address/specific location/following mobile phone call?
• is there a phone box nearby and is it being used to make the calls?
• supplied at a particular time of day?

VEHICLE/DISQUALIFIED/DRINK DRIVING:

• disqualified or no licence held?
• date of birth/age – very important.
• registration of vehicle, make, model, colour?
• who was driving – male/female description?
• where/what does the person drink?
• what times are they out and about?
• do they leave their car at their house or elsewhere?

THEFT/HANDLING RELATED CRIME:

• where were the goods stolen from?
• when were the goods stolen?
• where are they being hidden or handled?
• is there a specific modus operandi (mo)?

FIREARMS:

• where is it kept?
• type?
• quantity?
• has the firearm been used or is it used to threaten?
• used only by offender or is it passed around?
• has the caller seen the firearm?
• any ammunition? Description?

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