REPORT WRITING MANUAL

OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

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POLICE REPORT WRITING

A. Abbreviations that are Common in Police Report Writing
ACH

Alameda County Hospital

Lic.

License

ADW

Assault with a Deadly Weapon

L/R

Left Rear

AKA

Also Known As

N/B

Northbound

A/O

Arresting Officer

NFD

No Further Description

Arr.

Arrest

NIP

Not In Possession

Att.

Attempt

NMN

No Middle Name

BPS

BART Police Services

P. C.

Penal Code

B&P

Business & Professions Code

PIN

Police Information Network

CID

Criminal Investigation Div.

R/F

Right Front

Complainant

R/0

Reporting Officer

Def.

Defendant

R/P

Reporting Person

DMV

Dept. of Motor Vehicles

R/R

Right Rear

DOA

Dead on Arrival

S/B

Southbound

DOB

Date of Birth

S/C

Suspicious Circumstances

E/B

Eastbound

S/N

Serial Number

F. C.

Field Contact Report

Susp.

Suspect

GOA

Gone on Arrival

V. C.

Vehicle Code

HBD

Has Been Drinking

VIN

Vehicle Identification Number

H&S

Health & Safety Code

W/B

Westbound

IFO

In Front Of

W&I

Welfare and Institution Code

IRO

In Rear Of

Wit.

Witness

Juv.

Juvenile

YSD

Youth Services Division

L/F

Left Front

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B. Abbreviations Common in Criminal Information Systems
ABS

Automated Boat System

AFS

Automated Firearm System

AMIS

Automated Management Information Systems

APS

Automated Property System

AWS

Automated Warrant System

CHS

Criminal History System

CII
CJIS
CLETS
CORPUS

Criminal Identification & Investigation Bureau

Criminal Justice Information System
California Law Enforcement Teletype System
Criminal Oriented Records Production Unified System (A1 Co)

DOJ

Department of Justice (California)

FFF

Foreign Fugitive File

GREAT

Gang Reporting Evaluation and Tracking

III

Interstate Identification Index

JUVIS

Juvenile Information System

LETS

Law Enforcement Teletype System

LPF

License Plate File

MPF

Missing Person File

NCIC

National Crime Information Center

NLETS

National Law Enforcement Teletype System

PAL

Parolee-at-Large

PIN

Police Information System (Al Co)

SEARCH
SF

System for Electronic Analysis and Retrieval of Criminal Histories

Securities File

SHOP

Serious Habitual Offender Program

SNAP

Stolen Non-Automated Property File

SPIN

Suspicious Pledger Index of Names

SVS

Stolen Vehicle System

UPF

Unidentified Person File

USSPF

U.S. Secret Service Protective File

VCIC

Violent Crime Information Center (DOJ)

WANTS

Western Area Network Teletype System

WPS
NOTES:

Wanted Person System

1. R/0 is not to be used for "Registered Owner," or for any other title. In
every case, R/0 means "Reporting Officer."
2. N/A is never to be used on a report.

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