To report or not to report?
To report or not to report?
Monday, 9 August 2010 - 4:32pm
Reporting an incident, no matter how small, could help police find and prosecute an offender.
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Reporting even minor incidents does not waste police time. It contributes to a bigger picture of crime in the area, and helps police decide where to concentrate resources.
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Police often arrive at a scene and discover several similar crimes have gone unreported. They then have to spend time trying to find complainants to match the crimes.
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Anyone who notices anything suspicious should call police, day or night.
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