What are police records?

Police records are like a special notebook that police keep to remember all the important things that happen in their town.

Police records are like a notebook or a folder full of papers where officers write down everything they see and do. It's like when you draw a picture and then put it in your art folder, police do something similar, but with all the things that happen during police work.

• If someone gets lost on the way home from school, the police might write about it in their notebook.
• If there’s a big game at the park and someone breaks a rule, the police might take notes too.
• Sometimes they even take photos or videos to go with what they write, just like how you might draw a picture of your favorite toy.

Police keep these records so they can remember everything that happens, and also so other people, like other officers or parents, can know what happened if they need to find out later. It's like having a memory helper for the whole town!