---
name: police-report-summary
title: Police Report Summary
description: Summarizes police reports and incident documentation into structured, source-attributed legal work product. Extracts incident details, chronological narrative, involved parties, evidence, and officer conclusions. Flags discrepancies, Brady material, procedural issues, and exculpatory evidence. Use when summarizing police reports, arrest reports, officer narratives, or law enforcement documentation for criminal defense, personal injury, civil rights, or insurance litigation.
author: CaseMark
author_url: https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/police-report-summary
license: Apache-2.0
version: 0.1.0
execution_mode: open
jurisdiction: general
practice: criminal
language: en
---

# 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

1. Gather all police report documents and related records (dispatch logs, booking records, evidence logs)
2. Produce the output sections below in order
3. Source-attribute every factual assertion with page number and document name
4. 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

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**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
