police blotter
police blotter · police blotters
A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for…A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station; (UK) charge sheet.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station; (UK) charge sheet.
(US)A newspaper column publishing highlights therefrom.
We read about his DUI in the police blotter.
More definitions
- the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Forms
plural: police blotters| Singular | police blotter |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station:blotterday bookrap sheetcharge sheet