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Blotter
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A written record of arrests and other occurrences maintained by the police. The report kept by the police when a suspect is booked, which involves the written recording of facts about the person's arrest and the charges against him or her.

BLOTTER, mer. law. A book among merchants, in which entries of sales, &c. are first made.
     2. This book, containing the original entries, is received in evidence, when supported by the oaths or affirmations of those who keep it. See Original entry.



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Inside the covers of two extant precinct blotters from the Civil War era are handwritten lists of officers and their posts.
Assigned to patrol: neighborhoods, police, and changing deployment ... by Thale, Christopher / Journal of Social History
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History's a snap it's judging today that's tricky by Goodden, Herman / Catholic Insight
Almost from the start, some of Frieder's best players turned up on police blotters, left the program or were injured.
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