EXERCISE: COMMUNICATION SKILL

1. Police Officer Franks arrives at the scene of a two-family frame house in Brooklyn and observes flames leaping from the door onto the porch. A woman on the sidewalk gives him a description of a man she saw running from the house just before she noticed the fire. The information is:

   •	Place of Occurrence: 1520 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn
   •	Time of Occurrence: 6:32 a.m.
   •	Type of Building: two-family frame dwelling
   •	Event: fire, suspected arson
   •	Suspect: male, white, approx. 6 ft, wearing blue jeans
   •	Witness: Mary Smith of 1523 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn

   Officer Franks is about to radio an alert for the suspect. Which of the following expresses the information most clearly and accurately?

   (A)	At 6:32 a.m., Mary Smith of 1523 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, saw a white male wearing approximately 6-ft blue jeans running from the building across the street.
   (B)	A white male wearing blue jeans ran from the house at 1520 Clarendon Road at 6:32 a.m. Mary Smith saw him.
   (C)	At 6:32 a.m., a 6-ft white male wearing blue jeans ran from a burning two-family frame structure at 1520 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn. He was observed by a neighbor, Mary Smith.
   (D)	A two-family frame house is on fire at 1520 Clarendon Road in Brooklyn. A white male in blue jeans probably did it. Mary Smith saw him run.

2. A woman runs to the token clerk at the platform of the subway station to reportthat her purse was just snatched.She gives the following information tothe token clerk:

   •	Time of Occurrence: 1:22 a.m.
   •	Place of Occurrence: uptownbound platform, 59th Street Station, 7th Avenue line
   •	Victim: Juana Martinez
   •	Crime: purse-snatching
   •	Description of Suspect: unknown, fled down steps to lower platform

   The token clerk is about to call for assistance from the transit police. Which of the following expresses the information most clearly and accurately?

   (A)	Juana Martinez had her purse snatched on the subway platform at 59th Street Station. She did not see him.
   (B)	A purse was just snatched by a man who ran down the steps. This is the 7th Avenue token booth at 59th Street Station. Her name is Juana Martinez.
   (C)	It is 1:22 a.m. The person who snatched Juana Martinez’s purse is downstairs at 59th Street Station.
   (D)	This is the 59th Street Station, uptown-bound 7th Avenue token booth. A Juana Martinez reports that her purse was just snatched by a person who fled down the steps to a lower platform.