According to a post on the official Facebook page of the Kettering Police Department, “The purpose of sharing our blotter with you is to show you where/when crime is occurring in the city.” They caution that their social media updates should not be used to wholly gauge the extent of their engagements or the scale of criminal activity within Kettering. Incidents included in the blotter are typically those that are “of high significance, criminal in nature, and/or resulted in an arrest.” Despite the Kettering Police Department’s attempts to fully disclose pertinent details, particular addresses may sometimes be omitted when confidentiality has been requested by victims.
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