Crime or Other Incident Report

Information you WILL need:

• When (time, date) and where did it happen?
• Who (if known) was involved? 
• What happened? What did the offending party do?
• Witnesses besides the reporter? 
• When writing a report- Focus on FACTS not opinions. I.e “I saw X do Y.”  Please be as specific.

If this is a crime, you'll need to:

1. Assess the situation. Do police need to be called? Does a supervisor need to be called? Do Facilities need to be called? 
2. Assess the damage.  Do we need emergency services?
3. Take down names and contact information.
4. Explain briefly what occurred: 
   “Unknown suspect was seen by myself, and John Smith, breaking a window at Bellingham campus on March 2nd 2022 at 9:45am. The window is on the NE Corner of the building and is completely open and broken.”
5. Briefly describe the action you took at the time, or the action you think needs to be taken in future:
   “After we called the police on said suspect, John Smith and I placed cardboard over the window and called Kevin F immediately.” 
   If need be, call your supervisor after emergency services. If not immediately necessary to speak to them, send an email. 

If this is a facility-related incident, you'll need to:

1. Assess the situation, Does a Supervisor need to be called?  Does the Facilities Director need to be called?
2. Assess the damage. Do we need emergency services to come out, fire or police? (i.e. is the water leaking from a pipe)
3. Take down any witnesses name and contact information
4. Explain briefly what occurred
5. If need be, call your supervisor after emergency services. If not immediately necessary to speak to them, send an email.