Definition of blotter
1 : a piece of blotting paper
2 : a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books police blotter
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Officers responded to reports of shots fired from a moving car in the 4500 block of South Willow Street just after 2 a.m., according to the Seattle Police Department online blotter.
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The Harrisonville Police Department blotter shows incidents occurring from June 15-21 in the city of Harrisonville.
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Political police blotter: A Central Ohio man was charged Wednesday with threatening U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers and his family, the Columbus Dispatch's Earl Rinehart writes.
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The blotter is compiled by Pat Bicoy from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website.
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Pro golfer Tiger Woods has been arrested on a DUI charge in Jupiter, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office booking blotter.
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After reports of shots being fired in the 5200 block of 19th Avenue Northeast, officers arrived to find a woman lying on the ground, according to the Seattle Police Department’s blotter.
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Blotter is compiled by Magda Liszewska and consists of selected items from the O.C. Sheriff’s Department website, ocsd.org.
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The incident was listed in Metro’s daily police blotter the day after it was reported.
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First Known Use of blotter
1591
BLOTTER Defined for English Language Learners
blotter
playDefinition of blotter for English Language Learners
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: a large piece of blotting paper that is placed in a stiff frame on top of a desk
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: a book used in a police station for writing down information about people or events
BLOTTER Defined for Kids
blotter
playDefinition of blotter for Students
: a piece of blotting paper
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