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police report
An official document written by the police about a specific incident such as an accident, a crime, or another police investigation. It summarizes the facts and the officers' observations.
Laut Polizeibericht war der Fahrer zum Unfallzeitpunkt alkoholisiert.
According to the police report, the driver was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
This noun is made up of 'die Polizei' (the police) and 'der Bericht' (the report). So the meaning is literally a report created by the police.
Der Journalist zitierte aus dem offiziellen Polizeibericht.
The journalist quoted from the official police report.
A very common construction is 'laut Polizeibericht' (according to the police report). This phrase introduces information that comes from the report. After 'laut', the dative follows.
Laut dem Polizeibericht gab es keine Zeugen für den Vorfall.
According to the police report, there were no witnesses to the incident.
In connection with a police report, the verbs 'aufnehmen' (to record), 'erstellen' (to create), or 'verfassen' (to write) are often used. Information 'steht' (is written) in a police report.
Die Polizei hat nach dem Unfall einen detaillierten Polizeibericht aufgenommen.
After the accident, the police recorded a detailed police report.
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When a theft is reported, the words refer to different steps. The Anzeige is a person's formal report of a crime, while the police report is written later by the police about the incident. Use „Anzeige“ for the report and „Polizeibericht“ for the official document.
Nach dem Diebstahl verfasste die Polizei einen Polizeibericht.
After the theft, the police wrote a police report.
Nach dem Diebstahl erstattete der Besitzer bei der Polizei Anzeige.
After the theft, the owner filed a report with the police.
