The most important thing to remember when reporting a crime is to be as factual as possible. If a person erroneously reports a crime, which they truly believed was about to occur, or had occured, they have not committed a crime. On the other hand, if a person knowingly files a false report, they have committed a misdemeanor per section 148.3(a) of the Penal Code. If a false report is knowingly filed and injury is suffered as a result, that person who reported the incident has committed a felony per section 148.3(b) of the Penal Code. 

Once a person contacts District Police to file a report, an officer will be dispatched to meet with that person. The officer will take all necessary information, get a case number issued, then write out a Police report and conduct an investigation.