Describing a suspicious person or vehicle
How to properly describe a person or vehicle
The proper way to describe a suspicious person is to start by indicating the person's sex, race, or descent and his or her physical description as shown below.
Clothing should be described from the top down and outer clothing to inner clothing if visible.
Example:
- The subject was wearing a blue baseball cap a red letter 'D' on the front, tan jacket, yellow t-shirt, faded blue Levis and dirty white tennis shoes.
- The subject was driving a two-door Chevy coupe with a black top and red body. The car had a blue and white license plate, California - 2 BLM 302.
What is suspicious? University of Southern California
University of Southern California Department of Public Safety homepage
1996, 1997, 1998 USC Department of Public Safety