blotter

Example Sentences

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He grew up in Latrobe, Penn., and got his start in journalism writing the police blotter for his local paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Police responded to the crash at 4th Avenue South and South Washington Street shortly before noon, police said in an online blotter post.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Officers Adam Fowler and Nick French were identified as the officers who opened fire, according to the blotter post.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

This arrangement—the “four-way”—would recur throughout the history of blotter.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2024

I came across her picture tucked under the blotter on my father's desk in his home office.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English