SUSPECT DESCRIPTION

How to Describe a Suspect and other conditions.
Location information is critical:

• Observe where you are and the exact location of the crime. Try to remember if you have ever seen the suspect in the area before.
• Note the time as precisely as possible.
• Observe if the suspect is carrying a weapon and, if so, what kind.
• If the suspect leaves the scene, note the direction of flight.

If the suspect is in a vehicle, note as much of the following information as possible:
Type of vehicle: was it a truck, van, car. Its color; make and model; condition of vehicle {was it dirty, damaged, ect.}; and if you can get it the license plate numbers.
Also watch for decoys or accomplices.

A variety of general descriptions about the suspect should be noted:

• Build: was he or she slim, muscular, husky, fat, etc.
• Estimate of age
• Sex
• Estimate of weight
• National origin
• Height: use your own height, or some other standard measure to use as a comparison

Facial information is also important:

• Hair: the color, style, passable wig
• Eyes: the color, shape
• Nose: was it long, wide, flat, etc.
• Ears: were they protruding or flat against the head
• Mouth: were they thin, full, did they turn up or down
• Chin: what was the shape: round, oval, pointed, square, double chin, or dimpled.
• Complexion: did he or she have acne, pockmarks
• Facial hair: was he clean shaven, unshaven, have a beard, mustache, or goatee