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HOW TO FILE
AN ONLINE POLICE REPORT LAPD
http://lapdonline.org/home/content_basic_view/60409
IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY OR CRIME IN PROGRESS, PLEASE CALL 911.
Types of Crime Reports That Can Be Filed Online:
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Harassing Phone Calls:
Any person who repeatedly, with the intent to annoy, telephones
or makes contact by means of an electronic communication. For example, immediate
hang-ups, obscene language, emails, text messages with no known suspects.
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Lost Property:
Personal property that was unintentionally left by its true owner. For
example, property left in a restaurant, in a shopping cart, on a sidewalk, or in a public
place.
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Vandalism:
Any person who maliciously damages, destroys or defaces the property of
another person. For example, knocking over a mailbox, spray painting a wall, or throwing
a rock through a window.
To File an Illegal Dumping Report Online:
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Illegal Dumping:
Willfully or intentionally depositing, dropping, dumping, placing, or
throwing onto public or private property. Illegal dumping is reported and handled by the
City of Los Angeles Department of Sanitation. Please
click here
to file a report.
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IS COMMUNITY ONLINE REPORTING RIGHT FOR YOU?
Your incident must meet the following criteria:
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• The incident is not an emergency.
• The incident occurred within the City of Los Angeles.
• You must be at least 18 years old.
• No one was injured as a result of this incident.
• There are no known suspects.
• The incident did not occur on the state highway.
• No firearms were involved in the incident.
• You must have internet access and an email address.
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Once you have submitted your report:
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• You will immediately receive a temporary report number and be able to print a copy of
the report you just made.
• All incidents reported using the Community Online Reporting Service will be reviewed, on
average once every 24 hours (possibly longer on weekends and holidays), and upon
approval will become an official police report.
• If further investigation of your reported incident is needed, you will be contacted by
email or telephone.
• Once the report has been approved, a LAPD report number will be issued and a copy of
the final report will be emailed back to you.
• The approval process may take up to five business days. If you do not receive an email of
the final report within five business days, please call your local police station. Please
click
here
to look up your Community Police Station and then click on the Division name to see
the address and phone number.
• Supplemental Reports cannot be filed online. To add any additional information, please
wait until you have received your final report with a LAPD report number and call your
local police station to speak with the detective assigned to your case.
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Please note:
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Filing a false police report is a crime.
Anyone filing a false police report may be
prosecuted under California Penal Code section 148.5 PC. Filing a false police report is
punishable by imprisonment in county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by fine not
exceeding $1,000, or by both.
Start An Online Police Report in:
English | Spanish - Español
FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT IS A CRIME
Read about California Penal Code Section 148.5 PC
!If your incident did not meet the criteria for online reporting, please dial 1-877-ASK-LAPD (Toll
Free)
(1-877-275-5273) (Voice and TDD/TTY) for Non-Emergency Police Response.
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