Crime

How To Make an Accurate Incident Report

Remember that any statements you make in your report may be used as evidence against you should there ever be an allegation of abuse or other misconduct. This is why a well-written incident report is essential to any investigation.

By following the simple guidelines below, you’ll learn how to write an incident report that’s more readable and understandable for anyone that reads them.

Rule 1: Be complete.

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This sounds like it would be an easy rule, but every word written on your incident report template may cost money for the taxpayers (you). Should one detail be overlooked, it could open up a line of questioning by the defence counsel. This can lead to the exposure of contradictions, leading to confusion and possibly even dismissal of charges. It is better to include too much information than not enough.

Rule 2: Be clear.

Be sure that your report clearly states the time and date you were called, the address where the offence occurred and a description of all parties involved. Also, state, if any weapons were used or anything, was damaged or stolen.

Note that it is helpful having your written report available for review by investigators as they may have questions about certain details relating to the incident being investigated.

Rule 3: State all facts.

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Whether you are writing a police incident report or a workplace incident report, you have to give precise descriptions of what happened in chronological order. Go into detail about exactly what you observed. If there are any opinions regarding specific actions stated in your report, keep them minimized if possible. Please see Rule 4 below regarding how to state your opinions as such.

Rule 4: Give only facts or opinions.

It is easy to conclude that what you see, hear and smell defines the incident for you. Thus, reporting those details as fact is enough.

However, there may be other witnesses with conflicting accounts. Your job is not to tell the investigator which account is right and which one isn’t; it simply needs to be clear that there were disagreements over whether an action took place or not.

There can also be multiple information sources pertaining to a single event. For example, if you responded to a call for service regarding a dispute between family members (elder abuse) and upon arriving at the residence, you realize that there are different witness statements from both parties. For accuracy, you should include both sides of the story. This will be critical during court proceedings should one of the family members’ credibility be questioned.

Some examples of facts are:

Officer Jones observed Suspect Smith leaving the apartment with blood on his hands just after Mr. Doe appeared to have been attacked.
Mrs Smith reported that she heard a fight erupt between her husband and his brother while she was washing dishes in the kitchen at 5:20 p.m.
Mr Doe said he saw Suspect Jones running out of the room where Mr. Doe’s wallet had been before it vanished.

Rule 5: Be detailed in your descriptions.

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Describe all parties involved including what they are wearing, any vehicles observed or involved in the incident and other pertinent details. Also, note if there are injuries to any of the parties involved and describe them clearly.

Rule 6: Keep your report organized.

Keep a clear head when writing up your report so you can put the facts and opinions in proper order. Remember to use accurate subject and verb agreement.

Remember, the investigator who is assigned to the case will need to review your report so be sure it is easy to read and free of any errors. Also, it might be a good idea to write directly on the police form itself rather than use an additional sheet of paper for notes.

Following this tip should make it easier for investigators to review and understand what you saw while also keeping costs down by eliminating typos and other possible editing mistakes.

Rule 7: Always ask for clarification if needed (from investigators).

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You will be asked to provide statements about what you saw. Keep in mind that these are intended to be short, succinct statements of fact.

Opinions should only be included if they are relevant to the investigation and clearly stated as such. The statement itself should reflect only your opinion, not an attempt at persuading others to agree with you. We have provided examples below regarding how opinions are expressed:

Examples of opinions

“I don’t think so.”

– Opinion stated as fact = inappropriate

“It doesn’t appear likely that he was involved based on his injury.”

– Opinion stated as opinion = appropriate

Rule 8: Follow up if needed after the initial report is complete.

Follow-up reports are not required under all circumstances. However, there may be reasons for a follow-up. For one, the assigned investigator needs clarification on your statement. An update to the investigation requires an updated report may also require a follow-up.

If you’re not sure how to write an accurate incident report, check out Venngage. The platform has tons of templates you can use when creating a report. All you need to do is pick the right incident report example and use it according to your needs.

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Crime

Police Officer Being Ordained at Temple Arrested for Running Scam Call Center

Police in Northern Thailand have arrested a fellow officer as he was being ordained at a temple in Ngao district of neighbouring Lampang province.

Pol Lt Col Bandit Khonkan chief inspector from the Hang Dong police station was disrobed and taken to the Chang Puak station in Chiang Mai. He was arrested on charges of running a call centre scam gang in Chiang Mai Province.

According to Thai Media Chiang Mai Provincial Police Region 5 obtained an arrest warrant for Pol Lt Col Bandit on Friday from the Chiang Mai Provincial Court for procuring illegal telecom equipment, setting up a station and using public airwaves to run a telecommunications business without permission.

Pol Lt Col Bandit reportedly told investigators that he was not the ringleader and was only a member of the gang with Chinese partners.

His arrest followed the apprehension of his 26-year-old daughter, Miss Wanuchapond, 26, and three others during raids at three housing projects in Chiang Mai on Friday, Pol Maj Gen Weerachon Boontawee, deputy chief of Provincial Police Region 5 told Thai media.

During the raids police police discovered around 12 GSM gateways, or SIM boxes, which are devices used for converting cellular networks into mobile phone numbers used domestically.

The chief inspectors daughter Miss Wanuchapond told the arresting officers that she was paid 8,000 baht a month at each of the three locations for renting thr rooms and monitoring devices.

She claimed she had no idea what the devices were and accepted the job because the pay was attractive.

Police investigators working with telecom regulators used a special tracking device to monitor the gang’s communications and learned that its base was in Myanmar opposite Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai.

The call center gang used the GSM gateways to make calls over the internet to scam people in Thailand out of million of baht.

The GSM gateways transmitting signals via SIM boxes to convert them into domestic phone numbers, duping victims into thinking they were being called from Thai government agencies.

Pol Maj Gen Weerachon said that each SIM box held 32 SIM cards, with a capacity of up to 300,000 calls a month. The seized devices had made fraudulent calls over 3.6 million times.

He said the their investigation is ongoing and they are working to track down the remaining conspirators, including Chinese and other Thai suspects.

Authorities are still deciding whether Pol Lt Col Bandit will be dismissed from the force, he said, adding that so far, no other officers are known to have been involved.

Police in Chiang Rai Launch Crackdown on Cyber Criminals in Golden Triangle

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has authorized the establishment of an emergency cyber center operated by the Royal Thai Police to combat transnational crimes committed by call center gangs along the Thai border in Chiang Rai province.

On July 19, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin directed the Center to combat information technology crimes. The Royal Thai Police (Royal Thai Police) will crack down on call center gangs in Myanmar, Laos, and along the border.

His directive comes as call center gangs ratchet up their scams to defraud people of their money, causing concern among Thais and jeopardizing the country’s economic and social stability.

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Thai Immigration Police Arrest Colombian Tourists Over Home Invasions

Immigration police officers have arrested four Colombian nationals in connection with a series of home burglaries at luxury housing complexes in the Bangkok metropolitan area and Chiang Buri Province.

Pol Maj Gen Panthana Nuchanart, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, told a press briefing that three of the suspects were apprehended in Nonthaburi Province and the fourth in South Pattaya, Chon Buri Province.

According to the Bangkok Post, the Colombians were charged with stealing conspiracy and seized around 3 million baht (US$82,500.00).

According to Pol Maj Gen Panthana, the criminals rode motorcycles through housing estates, scoping out the properties and waiting for the owners to depart before committing their crimes.

He stated that all four of the accused denied any involvement in the home break-ins, but the arresting squad discovered evidence that implicated them.

Police called to home invasion

Meanwhile, police were dispatched to a luxury housing development in Tambon Nong Prue, Chonburi Province, after a Chinese man was attacked during a house invasion.

When they arrived, they discovered the house owner, Mr. Qian Peng Yi, visibly scared and with marks from being tied up with a cable. He informed police that three Chinese males broke into his home at 9 p.m., one of whom brandished a gun at him and directed him to his bedroom.

They bound his hands and feet, gagged him with fabric, taped his head, and forced him into the bed. The intruders then attempted to compel him into transferring 10 million baht in cryptocurrencies to them, endangering the life of his 33-year-old cousin who was in a second-floor bedroom.

While they scoured the house in search of riches, Mr. Peng Yi managed to flee and hide; he subsequently observed them leave with his cousin. Officials investigated the property and analyzed security camera footage from the incident and surrounding areas.

Around 9 p.m., a 30-year-old van driver came at the Bang Lamung police station after being contacted by an agency to carry Chinese customers from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The driver informed authorities that he was supposed to pick them up at a motel about a kilometer from the Chinese businessman’s home. He then drove them to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport, arriving at 1 a.m. and receiving 1,800 baht.

The driver took a snapshot of the group smoking at the airport gate and identified one of them as the victim’s cousin. Police suspected coordination between her and the three suspects in her cousin’s heist, who all departed Thailand on the same aircraft.

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Son of Thailand’s Leading Legal Scholar on Corruption Arrested for Running Online Gambling Network

The son of a former senator and leading economist and expert on corruption and gambling in Thailand has been arrested for on charges of running an online gambling network and its payment system.

Police from Thailand’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) have confiscated assets worth more than (US$ 11.1 million) 400 million baht.

Narote Piriyarangsan, 33, was arrested following crackdowns in three sites around the city, according to Pol Maj Gen Athip Pongsiwapai, commander of the police Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD).

Mr Narote’s father, Sangsit Piriyarangsan, is an economist who has written articles and books about corruption and gambling. He was one of the appointed senators that were investigating the government’s intention to legalize casino gaming before their terms expired.

Police also detained 39-year-old Narayut Narakaew, the owner of the gambling website 69pgslot.com. The Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the couple for operating an internet gambling service and money laundering.

According to the Bangkok Post, police seized two desktop computers, one laptop computer, 14 mobile phones, 21 bank passbooks, 53 ATM cards, and four high-end cars — a Ferrari 926 GTS, an Aston Martin, a Lexus, and a Subaru — totaling more than 400 million baht.

Police launched the inquiry after discovering the online gambling site, which accepted funds via an automatic deposit-withdrawal system through bank accounts and deposits in the AskMePay system. Players scanned the VPay QR code as well as the QR codes for Heng Online 888 or Heng Pay Company.

Police also discovered that payments received via QR code scans were transferred to the account of Heng Pay Co and then to the gambling website’s mule accounts using AskMePay, which did not use banks’ face recognition scanning. An inquiry indicated a monthly turnover of approximately 5 billion baht.

According to investigators, the website has been up and running for around four years, with the payment mechanism in use for roughly eight months.

According to Pol Maj Gen Athip, Mr Narote owns the gaming website’s payment systems and is the director of Heng Pay Co. After gathering evidence, authorities requested arrest warrants for 14 people.

Thailand does not allow almost any kind of gaming. Even though the law doesn’t say anything specific about online gaming, it is still considered gambling. The country has pretty strict rules about gambling. Thai punters can bet on the national lottery and horse races, but they can’t bet on any other types of games.

But it’s not a secret that there is a huge illegal gaming business in Thailand, even though it’s illegal.

The illegal casinos, online betting shops, underground lotteries, and pop-up bookies that take bets on everything from cockfights to Muay Thai make a shadow economy that is worth billions of dollars every year.