When a crime happens you may be given some details of the person committing the crime, such as:

  • Height
  • Build
  • Colour of skin
  • Hair colour
  • Eye colour
  • Clothes
  • Tattoos
  • Accent
  • DNA
  • Fingerprints

What you remember will depend on the type of crime and your academic skills for memory.

Types of Crime

Personal Theft (Wallet, Credit Cards, Travel Card, Telephone, Jewelry, laptop)

  • Pickpocket
  • Mugging
  • Robbery

Home Theft

  • Burglary

Car Theft

  • Car jacking
  • Car theft

Digital Theft (Bank Account Money)

  • Fraud
  • Hacking
  • Identity Theft

Police can call you for an identity parade.  If you pick the correct person, they go to court, and you may get back items stolen.