Personal Threats by Telephone

If you receive a personal threat by telephone, please note the following and immediately call your local law enforcement:

1. Telephone number threat was received on: ______________________

2. Exact time of call: _____________________________________________

3. Exact words of caller: __________________________________________

4. Ask the following:

What is your name? ____________________________________________

Is there a telephone number where you can be contacted? _____________

What is your address? __________________________________________

Why do you want to (whatever threat)? _____________________________

5. Make special note of the following:

Caller's voice (calm, excited, disguised, accent, etc.) _________________

Caller's sex ___________________________________________________

Caller's approximate age (determined by voice)_______________________

Was the voice familiar to you? ____________________________________

Have you received similar calls? __________________________________

Was there any background noise? ___ Yes ___ No

Any reason that you think the threat was made (recent trial, sentencing, civil case, etc.) ____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Your name: ___________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________