FAQs

After an incident report is taken, what is the next step?: All incidents reports are assigned to a detective who will complete follow-up investigations and file charges in Municipal or District Court if possible.

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1. While waiting on an officer to arrive to make a report, is there anything I can do to prepare and make the process go smoother?: If you are the victim of a theft or loss of some type, it helps to start making a list of the missing items and include serial numbers, collect pictures of the items, and describe unique details of the items.
Get full names and address of people and places that will be important to you report and/or witness statement.
Generally, all reports are going to require the pertinent facts such as: who, what, why, when, where, and how. All of this information will be helpful.

2. After an incident report is taken, what is the next step?: All incidents reports are assigned to a detective who will complete follow-up investigations and file charges in Municipal or District Court if possible.

3. Is there some good preventative measures that I can do to get my property back if it is stolen?: Take and inventory of all your valuables and document their model and serial numbers either in writing or by photographing the articles. Then if you are a victim of a theft, your items can then be entered in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) where law enforcement anywhere in the United States will be notified that your items are stolen when they are checked through the NCIC system.

4. What should I do if I see a funeral procession moving on the road I am traveling on ?: Turn on your blinker and carefully pull over to the right shoulder and stop in a safe place until the procession has passed. It shows respect and it is the law.

5. How do I commend or voice a concern about an officer or an incident?: Contact the Shift Supervisor of the Patrol Division by calling or coming by the Miami Police Department. We are open 24/7.