blotter

noun

blot·ter | \ ˈblä-tər

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

Examples of blotter in a Sentence

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Dowdle was tracked down by Seattle police detectives in a joint operation with the Japanese National Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, says an item posted on the Seattle Police Department’s online blotter. — Sara Jean Green, The Seattle Times, "Police: Woman who fled to Japan after 2011 homicide is booked into the King County Jail," 4 Dec. 2018 Use one blotter after Pilates and less sweaty activities; employ two after a class at Mile High Run Club or Yoga Sculpt at CorePower Yoga. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "14 Little Beauty Gifts That Bring Big Joy, According to Vogue Editors," 3 Dec. 2018 Over the years, the Bush House Hotel has been featured reluctantly in news articles, usually as addresses listed in crime blotters. — Vinny Vella, Philly.com, "After fatal Quakertown fire, a 'last stop' for the vulnerable rebuilds," 14 May 2018 At times, the reports read like the police blotter in any small town. — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, "The Case of the Purloined Poultry: How ISIS Prosecuted Petty Crime," 1 July 2018 From arguments over milk that wasn’t even spilled to reports of chickens walking down the sidewalk, here’s the rest of the best of the Phoenixville Police Department’s blotter, from August to January. — Stephanie Farr, Philly.com, "The best of Phoenixville's police blotter," 24 Jan. 2018 The officer driving the car was one of several responding to reports of shots fired in the 500 block of Royal Brougham Way near the Greyhound bus station, according the department’s blotter. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Seattle police car crashes on train tracks in SoDo," 1 July 2018 Largely pulled from local police blotters, none of the posts mention political parties or candidates. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Facebook’s ad rules are forcing news outlets to register as political advertisers," 1 June 2018 Constantin grins and pulls up the blotter that rests atop his desk, then pries a color photo from beneath it. — John Walters, Newsweek, "Canada's Laval University Shows How to Do Football Right," 26 Oct. 2014

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