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police blotter
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  police blotter - the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police stationcharge sheet, day book, rap sheet, blotterwritten account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
police blotter
police blotterThe written record of events, especially arrests, that occur on a daily basis in a police station or precinct. The local newspaper has been printing the police blotter provided by the station every day for the past 70 years, regardless of what kind of crime has been happening in the town or not.See also: blotterpolice blotterA precinct's daily written record of arrests. In the days before ballpoint pens, much less computers, police station house records were kept with ink pens, the writing from which had to be blotted to keep the ink from smearing. Sheets of paper might come and go, but the blotter's indelible imprint remained as a metaphorical reminder of the name of the person who was arrested. That's why many old gangster movies has lines about the cops checking a bad guy's record on the police blotter.See also: blotterpolice blotter
Synonyms for police blotternoun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police stationSynonyms- charge sheet
- day book
- rap sheet
- blotter
Related Words- written account
- written record
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