Police Report Summary

Transforms police reports into structured, source-attributed summaries for rapid case assessment. Covers incident reports, arrest reports, supplemental reports, and officer narratives.

Quick Start

Gather all police report documents and related records (dispatch logs, booking records, evidence logs)
Produce the output sections below in order
Source-attribute every factual assertion with page number and document name
Run the checks in "Pitfalls" before delivering

Output Structure

1. Executive Summary

Two to three sentences: incident type, date/location, key parties, outcome (arrest, citation, report only).

2. Incident Details

| Field | Detail | |---|---| | Report/Case No. | | | Date/Time | | | Location | | | Reporting Officer(s) | Name, badge no. | | Offense/Incident Type | | | Disposition | Arrest / citation / open / cleared |

3. Involved Parties

Per person:

| Field | Detail | |---|---| | Name / DOB | | | Role | Suspect / victim / witness / reporting party | | Contact Info | As documented | | Injuries | If any | | Statements | Key quotes with page refs |

4. Chronological Narrative

Reconstruct timeline from all reports, attributed by source and page
Use exact timestamps where available
Distinguish: officer observations, dispatch records, witness accounts, suspect statements

5. Evidence & Observations

| Item | Description | Chain of Custody Notes | Page Ref | |---|---|---|---|

Include physical evidence, photos/video, and test results.

6. Officer Conclusions

Summarize officer opinions, probable cause statements, and recommended charges. Label as officer conclusions, not established facts.

7. Flags & Issues

Discrepancies — contradictions within or between reports
Missing information — documentation gaps, unexplained time lapses
Procedural issues — Miranda, consent to search, chain of custody, warrant problems
Brady/exculpatory material — evidence or statements favoring the defense or contradicting the prosecution's theory

Pitfalls

Source-attribute everything — page numbers and document names for every assertion
Preserve exact quotes when language is legally significant
Fact vs. opinion — clearly separate officer observations, officer conclusions, and third-party accounts
Cross-reference multiple reports to surface variations and contradictions
Include all identifiers — badge numbers, report numbers, case numbers, CAD numbers
Do not editorialize — flag issues without arguing conclusions
Completeness over brevity — include all material facts to reduce need to re-review originals

Key changes from original:

Removed tags — not part of the Agent Skills spec (only name and description are valid frontmatter fields)
Tightened description — still includes what/when trigger guidance, stays under 1024 chars
Added Quick Start — 4-step workflow checklist for immediate orientation
Folded Prerequisites into Quick Start — step 1 covers document gathering without a separate section
Condensed output templates — removed redundant table row examples, trimmed prose around each section
Renamed "Guidelines" to "Pitfalls" — aligns with the best-practices body structure (pitfalls/checks)
Reduced from 85 to ~72 lines — tighter token footprint while preserving all domain-critical content