police blotter

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police blotter

noun police blotters

  1. US A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station; (UK) charge sheet.
  2. US A newspaper column publishing highlights therefrom. We read about his DUI in the police blotter.

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@misc{police_blotter_2026,
  title = {police blotter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/police%20blotter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}