You need to make sure this is always correct as the correct character needs to be on the record/report. Remember to press Save after either modifying or creating a character otherwise it'll reset.

Unit Number - Your 3 digit SAR membership ID.

Name - Your character's full name.

Rank - Your character's full rank.

Status - Irrelevant.

Location - Irrelevant.

AOP - Irrelevant.

Agency - Select the county your character works for.

Department - Select the specific agency your character works for.

Subdivisions - Select an applicable subdivision if your character is part of that division.

Clicking on Lookup, opens a new window. This allows you to search the CAD for specific information; however, it does have its restrictions.

NAME SEARCH. Search for any records relating to a partial or exact name. You can filter by First Name, Last Name, and Middle Initial.

PLATE SEARCH. Search for any records relating to a partial or exact vehicle licence plate.

IDENTIFIER. Search for any records written by a specific Identifier.

RECORD ID. Search for a specific record using it's Record ID which is generated when the record is saved.

SERIAL NUMBER. Search a firearm's Serial Number.

CASE NUMBER. Search for any records relating to a specific Case Number.

DOCKET NUMBER. Search for any records relating to a specific Docket Number.

EYES. Search for records where specific eye colours are mentioned.

SKIN. Search for records where a specific skin colour/race is mentioned.

HAIR. Search for records where a specific hair colour is mentioned.

AKA. Search for records where an alias is mentioned.

RESIDENCE. Search for records which mention a specific residence.

CITY. Search for records which mention a specific City.

COUNTY. Search for records which mention a specific County.

ZIP. Search for records which mention a specific Postal.

HEIGHT. Search for records which mention a subject having a certain height.

WEIGHT. Search for records which mention a subject having a certain weight.

Clicking on Records, opens a new window.

MY FILES. Look through your own records which are still open, or were created in the last 24 hours.

SEARCH. Bring up the Lookup window.

NEW REPORT. Dropdown that lists reports you can create: Investigation Report; Detective Case Report; Tow/Impound Report; Evidence Report; Detective Follow-Up Case Report; Traffic Crash Report; and, Field Interview Card.

NEW RECORD. Dropdown that lists records you can create: Traffic Violation Citation; Parking Violation; Speeding Citation; General Citation; Arrest Report; BOLO; Arrest Warrant; and, Search Warrant.

SUPERVISOR PANEL. New window for Supervisors that list records which require a supervisor's signature.

Clicking on BOLO, opens a new window with two options: Arrest Warrant (Explained in a dropdown below); and, BOLO.

BOLO lists all of the current active BOLOs. There are NOT used as Probable Cause for an arrest; they are things for officers to keep an eye out for and potentially investigate further if spotted (consider BOLOs as Reasonable Suspicion).

These are all the current active Arrest Warrants. Having an arrest warrant means these suspects are arrestable for the described crimes as a Judge has signed off on the Warrant using Probable Cause.

Clicking on Codes, opens a new window which contains codes in relation to specific incidents. These are mostly inaccurate so refer to 201.07 RADIO TERMINOLOGY instead.

Lists all titles and sections of the San Andreas Penal Code.

Clicking on Quick Links, opens a new window which has a few links to important resources such as the LE Manual.

Clicking on Notepad, opens a new window which allows you to create and modify multiple notes. You can give these notes titles to sort through them easier. These notes are persistent which means they DO save between sessions.

AGENCY INFORMATION. Autofills for you. Make sure the information is for the character you're currently playing!

CIVILIAN INFORMATION. Information about the subject being arrested. If they are on CAD, can autofill by using the Search button.

MUGSHOT. Upload a photo of their mugshot (shoulders and face).

CHARGES. Search for the charge in the Charge box and it will autofill the rest of the boxes. You can change the Bond Type if necessary. More charges can be added by using the Add button.

DETAILS. Contains details about the offense.

Location of Arrest. Streets, intersections, shops, parking lots, etc.

City of Arrest. The city of arrest.

County of Arrest. The county of arrest.

Postal. The postal of arrest. If unsure, fill out as 0000.

Narrative. A detailed narrative, depicting the arrest and the circumstances leading up to the arrest which gave you PC. Further information about the structure can be found here.

Weapon(s). Include if they had any weapons on them.

Type of Arrest.

• On-View - Most common. Arrested because you have PC they have committed an offence.

• Criminal Summons - Arrested for Criminal Summons.

• Order for Arrest - Arrested because of an Order e.g. an Arrest Warrant.

LINKED RECORDS. Use to add any related records.

ADMINISTRATION.

Status.

• Open - Leave as open. 

• Under Review - A supervisor is reviewing it and has contacted the report's author to amend or clarify something.

• For Trial - Used when an arrest report is being sent to court.

• Closed - Supervisor is happy with the report and has closed it.

Officer's Signature.

Badge Number.

Date of Report.

Investigation reports will mainly be used by detectives to kickstart a case; however, if a patrol officer wishes to fill out an investigation report for an incident they respond to, they are more than free to do so.

Agency Information

This section lists the information about your character, so it is vital you make sure it is correct.

Victim Information

This section allows you to input details about the victim. If you use the "search" function, you type their name and if they are in CAD already, it'll automatically fill out everything else.

Crime Details

This section allows you to type up information about the incident.

• Report Of - Summary of what happened e.g. Shoplifting, Shooting, Grand Theft Auto, etc

• Premises - What type of premises did it take place?

• Address of Occurence - Where did it take place? Use street names

• Postal

• Date of Occurence

• Time of Occurence

• Type(s) of Property Stolen/Lost/Damaged - Use if applicable

• Modus Operandi - How did the crime take place? What did the criminal do?

• Person Reporting Signature - Name of the PR

• Date of Report

• Narrative - List any other details i.e. what you did, what you saw, statements from other witnesses, any evidence found etc

Suspect Description

Similar to Victim Information. Type out details about the suspect (if known). Can use the Search function to auto fill if their character is in CAD.

Suspect's Vehicle Information

Type out details about the suspect's vehicle, if known.

Linked Records

You can link other records to this one i.e. evidence reports, etc.

Administration

• Status - 4 different statuses:

  • • Open - Investigation is still being written up

    • Under Investigation - Incident is being investigated

    • Under Review - Investigation Report is being reviewed.

    • Closed - Investigation is complete.

• Officer's Signature - Your character's name

• Date Reviewed - For Supervisors

• Supervisor's Signature - For Supervisors

• Assigned Detectives (If any)

• Case Number (If any)

Used by detectives to track a specific case.

Agency Information

This section lists the information about your character, so it is vital you make sure it is correct.

Case Information

• Type of Crime - What crime occurred?

• Date of Investigation Start

• Case Number

• Lead Investigator

• Assigned Detectives

• Primary Investigating Agency

Case Details

• Address of Crime

• Postal

• Date of Crime

• Time of Crime

• Modus Operandi - How did the crime take place? What actions did the suspect take?

• Narrative - Any other information about the crime.

Relevant Image(s)

Allows you to upload 2 images and descriptions of them.

Linked Records

You can link other records to this one i.e. evidence reports, etc.

Administration

• Status - 3 to choose from:

  • • Open - Case is still active

    • Closed - Case has been solved

    • Cold Case - Case has been deemed unsolvable in the near future, and so is put in the Cold Cases file, to be looked at again in the future.

• Detective's Signature

• Badge Number

• Date of Report

• Supervisor's Signature

• Supervisor's Rank

• Supervisor's Badge Number

• Date of Review

TOW / IMPOUND REPORT

Can be used by all officers to show that a vehicle has been towed. This will show up on the vehicle's plate when searched, and so if someone is driving their vehicle without having first recovered it, you can treat it as a stolen vehicle.

Agency Information

This section lists the information about your character, so it is vital you make sure it is correct.

Check All That Apply

Tick the correct reasons for having the vehicle towed/impounded.

• Evidence - Vehicle will be held indefinitely as evidence for trial, forensics, etc

• Seized - Vehicle is not to be given back to the owner, such as during civil asset forfeiture, etc

• Impound Only - Vehicle is being taken away from the owner, but can be returned, such as being unroadworthy, etc

• Non-Impound Tow - Vehicle is not towed to be impounded, e.g. civilian broken down

• Roadside Assistance - Tick if roadside assistance dealt with the non-impound tow.

Registered Owner

Information about the registered owner of the vehicle.

Driver

Information about the driver of the vehicle. This can be different to the Registered Owner.

Vehicle Information

Information about the vehicle being towed.

Authorisation and Receipt

• Time of Towing

• Date of Towing

• Towing Company

• Tow Truck Driver

• Location Towed From

• City Towed From

• County Towed From

• Postal

• Impound Lot

• County of Impound

• Case Number (If applicable)

Damage

Tick any damage the vehicle has, and take photos to upload them. This will prevent the department from being liable for any further damage when towed.

Evidence

If applicable, note down any evidence found.

Inventory and Narrative

Before being towed, a vehicle should be inventoried to avoid the department being liable for lost property.

Narrative should include the circumstances about the vehicle being towed i.e. part of a crime, broken down, etc

Linked Records

Administrative

• Vehicle Status - 6 choices:

  • • Impounded

    • Seized

    • Held as Evidence

    • Released - Released back to Registered Owner

    • Not Impounded

    • Disposed - Car was auctioned off, or destroyed.