Incident/Eyewitness/Accident Report

Sender’s Address (Return Address)

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Date:

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Recipient’s Address (Inside Address):

• Name of Recipient
• Title/Position of Recipient
• Company/Institution
• Full Address

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Subject Line:

• Re:
• Must be underlined

Eg. Re: Robbery of Warehouse by Armed Figures

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Salutation

• Dear Sir/Madam (Unknown)
• Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss (known)

Body of Report:

• Each new paragraph indented.

Closing:

• Only first word capitalised.
• Include Title (Capitalised)

Eg. Yours sincerely

Jacob Martin

SECURITY GUARD

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Newspaper Report

Headline

• Should be “short, snappy and informative”
• Fully Capitalised

Eg. BOTCHED BANK ROBBERY LEAVES THIEVES IN POLICE CUSTODY

Byline

• Article Author’s Name, Title

Eg. John Doe, Staff Reporter.

Date:

Eg. Thursday Jan 20, 2021

(The above three headings should be placed together, without skipping lines)

Eg. BOTCHED BANK ROBBERY LEAVES THIEVES IN POLICE CUSTODY

John Doe, Staff Reporter.

Thursday Jan 20, 2021.

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Body

• Each paragraph after the first should be indented.
• First Paragraph (Lead): Include location (Capitalised) and a brief summary of the incident. Who, What, Where, When, Why.

Eg. SAN FERNANDO - Two thieves attempted to…

• The rest of the report must give details, including quotes; written in third person; active verbs.
• End article with a catchy phrase.

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Statistical Report

Title:

• Left Aligned
• Underlined

Eg. Report on the Incidence of Crime from January to June 2009

Body:

• Regular paragraph format; each paragraph indented.

Checklist:

• Trends/Significant Figures to Note.
• Is the Content Accurate/Relevant?
• Is the Info Logically Arranged?
• Is the Report Fluent/Accurate/Grammatically Correct?