Do the police have to give a reference number for a report?
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NO they don't have to. You would get that from the records department of your local law enforcement
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Go by the police station and ask!
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Your local Police Department SHOULD be able to assist you by looking up the address in their system & telling you the dates & officers names that responded to the call.  Then you'll probably have to get copies of each individual Police Report.  Call & talk to the Watch Commander at your local PD & tell them why you need the info...child welfare & safety.
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You need to check with your local courthouse/police dept
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This is a question you could ask at your neighbourhood police station.  Guessing, as an ordinary citizen, I doubt very much if they would have to, since it would probably interfere with their work.
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It depends on where you live. In most states you have to \nfill out a form issued by the Chief of Police or the \nSheriff. They review it and decide weather to issue it or not. Some departments require a valid reason to issue a \npermit, others will not issue them at all.  Contact your\nlocal police or sheriff's department and ask about obtaining\nthe form.
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Call the police, they'll tell you.
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If the police were present, obtain a copy of the Police Report.
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I believe that providing a false name to the police is an offence.\nbut if you're worried about ur safety then talk to the cops about it.
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You've fallen to a very well travelled con. You need to lodge a report with your local police authority and get them to forward the report to the Metropolitan Police in the UK.
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Should be on your final police report, if not then the police station should have it. It's your record, go see it.
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Depends on your city,  but normally the police department has just a regular listed number you call for non emergencies.  Some cities also have special non emergancy numbers.\n\nYou can still of course merley call 911and report any need for a police officer.\n\nNow will they come, that again is what city you live in,  I live now in a little town called Sparta TN,  I saw two men in a lot beside my house very early one morning, I called the police since they seemed odd looking around on the ground.\nIn three minutes I had two police cars and another car showed up in a few more mintues ( slow day I guess)\n\nIn Atlanta GA, they won't come if you car has been broken into, they merely give you another number to call and just do a police report over the phone.  I even actually caught someone who broke into a car in front of my house,  my wife called 911 three or four times but they were so busy with more serious police calls, it took over an hour to get a police officer to show up.  ( by that time, I had to release this person after discussing the error of his way with him)
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yoU HAVE TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES AT GREACE
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A report about what?  There is no "right" in the penal code to make a report about anything you want to report.  Law enforcement agencies typically only take reports about crimes, and if you don't want to report an actual crime, you might not have a real-live, offical police report taken.\n\nPost some more information; I'll keep an eye on the question and maybe we can get this sorted out for you.  What is it you're wanting to report?\n\nEDIT 2/17/06:\n\nIf you want an intelligent answer, don't get snippy with the folks you're asking questions of.  If this is how you are with Cathedral City, that might explain why you're not getting the cooperation you'd like.\n\nI did answer part of your question, based on what you asked.  Nowhere in the Penal Code do you have the "right" to file a police report.  There are several sections that require law enforcement to take a report, but that's not the same and conspiracy and resisting arrest are not among them.  \n\nSpeaking of those sections, I doubt very much that Cathedral City is going to take a 148 PC report from you unless you are a peace officer or are otherwise entitled to be covered under that section.  148 PC is the crime of resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer in the performance of their duties.  If you're not one, there's nothing for you to report.\n\nAs for the conspiracy you want to report, I'll just assume that you know what you're talking about and know what it takes to be charged with and guilty of conspiracy.  If that's the case, and if the PD won't accept a report from you, and you've exhausted your other opportunities within the PD (asking to speak with a watch commander, making an appointment to talk with the patrol commander, etc.), then I would recommend you contact the District Attorney's office in that county and ask to speak with a DA investigator (or inspector, or whatever they call them down there, it varies from office to office).\n\nYour comment about "EVERY State in the Union has codes to allow for police reports, complaints against officers, and arrests" is very likely true, though it isn't what you originally asked.  California has over 29  different statutory codes and some of them allow for police reports.  You can view the whole collection at the link below, in fact.\n\nCalifornia has Penal Code sections that discuss filing complaints against peace officers.  Using the link below, you can review sections 832.5 and 148.6 PC for more information.\n\nI don't know what you mean about every state having codes to allow for arrests, so I won't comment (it seems fairly obvious, so maybe I'm missing something).\n\nYour question was poorly worded and incomplete.  You made a number of assumptions in both the original question and in your follow-up comments, and you clearly lack some perspective (just because you're asking the question about reporting a crime does not mean that you really have a crime to report...people come in all the time to report the crime of "harrassment," and generally speaking, no such crime exists...so it's not unreasonable for me to wonder if you really have a crime to report).  When I answered part of your question and asked for more clarification, you got a little snippy with me.  \n\nIf you really want to work with the justice system and get the cooperation you're looking for and deserve, bring the attitude down a few thousand feet before you continue.  Get your *facts* (I really can't stress that word enough)together, ask reasonable questions and insist on reasonable answers.  \n\nI suspect there won't be any more answers here to your question because I haven't seen any California cops here besides me, so far.  That, plus what comes across as some attitude, is probably going to keep any of them from talking to you anyway.  However, if you'd like to discuss the situation furthe
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If you only have this caution, and no other convictions, it will appear on your Police National Computer list of preconvictions for five years from the date of the offence.  This means that if you are arrested in the future, the police, Crown Prosecution Service and possibly the National Probation Service will be able to look this information up.  \n\nHowever, in terms of employment and disclosure, you usually only have to declare actual *convictions* when requested to do so, and in most cases you don't even have to do this if the conviction is "spent".  So if you're worried about who you would have to tell about the caution, the answer is no-one unless you choose to do so.
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By law police are required to take a report, however john is correct, they will not attempt to look for it, they will log the serial number assuming you have it. if you dont have it, honestly it would be a waste of time for you to report it because even if they do find one you cant prove it is yours, if they do refuse to take your report, call the district attorney and file a complaint.\n\nalso the person that stole it wont even be charged with a felony, since the ipod doesnt go over the min required amount for it to be classified as such.
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try going to a police station for info.