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Understanding Police Blotters and Affidavits

The document summarizes a student's activities from an OJT module on police procedures. It includes definitions of a police blotter as a written record of arrests and occurrences, and an affidavit of arrest as a statement by the arresting officer about the facts of an arrest. It also defines an affidavit of complaint as a sworn statement to file a legal complaint. The student provides examples of each document and compares the differences between an affidavit of arrest and affidavit of complaint. Finally, the student demonstrates their understanding by writing a sample police blotter using the five Ws and one H format.

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Understanding Police Blotters and Affidavits

The document summarizes a student's activities from an OJT module on police procedures. It includes definitions of a police blotter as a written record of arrests and occurrences, and an affidavit of arrest as a statement by the arresting officer about the facts of an arrest. It also defines an affidavit of complaint as a sworn statement to file a legal complaint. The student provides examples of each document and compares the differences between an affidavit of arrest and affidavit of complaint. Finally, the student demonstrates their understanding by writing a sample police blotter using the five Ws and one H format.

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OJT - MODULE #3

Name: Jordan Nicole C. Maguyon


Section: BS Criminology

Activity 1: What I know Chart Part 1

What is a Police Blotter?


● What I Know: Police Blotter is a complaint of an individual, this is the immediate process
done when filing a report / complaint
● What I Learned: It is 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 changes against him or her

How to make an affidavit of arrest?


● What I Know: Affidavit of arrest is a report when an arrest was conducted
● What I Learned: it is generally filled out by the arresting officer and states the fact and
circumstances surrounding an arrest. The affidavit may state such facts as the
information which led to the arrest and the observations made before and after the arrest

What is the Difference between Affidavit of Arrest from affidavit of complaint?


● What I Know: the difference of an affidavit of arrest from complaint is that the arrest is
done when an arrest was made while affidavit of complaint is a statement where a
complainant is complaining someone
● What I Learned: An affidavit of complaint is a sworn statement prepared by someone
who wishes to file a legal complaint while Affidavit of arrest is generally filled out by the
arresting officer and states the facts and circumstances surrounding an arrest
Activity 3: skill -building activities
3.1: daily registry, incident reports, official summaries of arrest crimes
3.2: Affidavit of Complaint
Republic of the Philippines
(Laguna, City of Sta Cruz)
X------------------------------------x

AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLAINT

I, Bark Crosini, of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of #2San Antonio, Sta Cruz
Laguna, after having been duly sworn to according to law hereby depose and say that:
1. On December 01, 2014, at around 6 o’clock in the evening, before leaving my
establishment, Trinity Appliance Center, I entrusted the key to my salesman
Bose Femme, with confidence asking him to lock and secure the Appliances in
the establishment.
2. At around 8 o’clock that evening, I called Bose femme to make sure he has
already locked the establishment but he did not answer his phone.
3. On December 02, 2014, at around 7 o’clock in the morning, I went to the
establishment and was surprised because my salesman Bose Femme had not
yet arrived.
4. When I was about to call him, the saleslady of the establishment nearby passed
by so I asked her if she had seen Bose Femme. She said she had not see him
that morning but had seen him last night. He was carrying a back pack and he
was rushing. Instead of a passenger jeepney, he rode a taxi saying “MAUNA NA
AKO, DADALHIN KO PA KASI ANG MGA ITO SA MGA UMORDER” (Affidavit of
witness, Ms. Anna Dimaculangan is hereto attached as “ANNEX A”
5. After conversing with the saleslady, using the duplicate key, I opened my
establishment. I noticed that valuable items were missing three Rice Cooker
with serial numbers 502108, 553019 and 501879 respectively, all valued at
P7,500.00, two Single Induction Cooker with serial number 782134 and
784015 all valued at P35,000.00 and two Single Gas stove all valued at
P3,500.00 with total amount of P46,000.00. Philippine currency

3.3: compare and contrast between affidavit of complaint and affidavit of arrest

Affidavit of Arrest Affidavit of Complaint

● Affidavit of arrest state facts as the ● In Affidavit of complaint, the


information which led to the arrest and complainant states out the facts of the
the observations made before and situation, providing as much detail as
after the arrest occurred possible
● Affidavit of arrest is generally filled out ● Affidavit of complaint is a sworn
by the arresting officer and states the statement prepared by someone who
facts and circumstances surrounding wishes to file a legal complaint.
an arrest ● Complaint affidavit becomes the basis
for the case, providing basic
information about the facts of the
matter and outlining the nature of the
case

Activity 4: What I know chart part 2


● The knowledge that I earned during this module enhances my perspective to different
factors affecting my course and it also enhances my skills that will be needing in the
future
Activity 5: Check for understanding: make your own statement containing the five w’s and one h
in making a police blotter
● September 1, 2019 (3:40 PM)
On this time and date, David Montemayor y Guevarra, 27 years old, Filipino,
Male, Single, born on July 27, 1993 in Cebu City and residing at Taguig City. Appeared
to this office to report and requested to put into record an alleged theft that transpired on
1:00 AM; August 25, 2019 at Aguinaldo Compound Taguig City
According to Mr. Montemayor, on the given time, date, and place, one Renato
Valenzuela Flores informing him that one Edward Cullen alyas “Budoy” entered and stole
some Emperador Litro, one rim of cigar and money amounting to 1,800 php

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