Does Someone You Know Have a Darker Past? Find Potential Police Records With An Intelius Background Check

Does Someone You Know Have a Darker Past? Find Potential Police Records With An Intelius Background Check

While not all police reports are released to the public, an Intelius Background Check makes it simple and quick to find someone’s criminal records from the comfort of your home.

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Police Reports can reveal imperative information about the individuals involved in the documented incident. Discovering someone has criminal records could be an important factor to consider when deciding who to let into your life.

Intelius can help you uncover what someone may be hiding in their past with a quick and simple background check. Read on to learn more about police reports and an Intelius Background Check.

What is a Police Report

A police report is a document drafted when a crime is reported to the police. This could include a wide range of crimes from a home burglary to an incident of assault. Typically, the report will contain an overview of the incident along with the names of the perpetrators and victims and any witness statements.

There are two main types of police reports:

  1. Crime or Incident Report
  2. Arrest Report

The former reports on calls to police stations from citizens requesting assistance, or reports of accidents or crimes being committed. The latter specifically provides details on an arrest made by police.

Are Police Reports Public Record?

Most states allow individuals to request a copy of their own criminal record, which may contain any potential convictions, arrests, and more. However, not all criminal records are accessible to the public - at least when requested via a local police department.

What police departments release varies widely — and many things could be considered exempt from being disclosed, such as information deemed to endanger an individual or details that could impact an open case.

However, there is another simple way to discover if someone has a potential criminal record: run a background check.

Do Police Reports Show Up On a Background Check?

An Intelius Background Check features the various public records and data found we aggregate from multiple sources, including police reports and court dockets.

Certain records that have not been digitized - such as recent court rulings or older documents - may not appear in an initial Background Check Report.

How to do a Background Check with Intelius

Getting started with a background check is as simple as entering the full name and location of the individual whom you want to search. After entering the full name, Intelius will search for records to compile into a background report associated with the name entered. The age and location sections featured will help you to determine which report is correct and should be opened.

Intelius makes it quick and straightforward to do a background check on almost any individual. Intelius members have unlimited reports so they can continue to verify the past records of people they bring into their lives. You truly never know what someone could be hiding.

Why do a Background Check on Someone

With unlimited background check reports for members, there really is no excuse not to search anyone you may be skeptical of. Even if you feel everyone in your life appears to be trustworthy, the following are a few situations in which you may want to consider running a background check:

Whatever your motive for running a background check on someone, know that Intelius is here to find reports with vital information such as police records, address history, and more! Sign up for an Intelius membership today.

DISCLAIMER: It is PROHIBITED by law to use our service or the information it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or for any other purpose subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC 1681 et seq. Intelius does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency. The information available on our website may not be 100% accurate, complete, or up to date, so do not use this information as a substitute for your own due dilligence, especially if you have concerns about a person’s criminal history. Intelius does not make any representation or warranty about the accuracy of the information available through our website or about the character or integrity of the person about whom you inquire. For more information, please review Intelius Terms of Use.