The individual will fill out and submit the report online via the Garden Grove Police Online Reporting System. Once the report is submitted the individual will receive a Tracking number, and Temporary Report. (The Temporary Report will allow you to print a copy ONLY at the time of submission)

The Records Specialist will review the report to verify all of the necessary information is provided and approve the report.

Upon reviewing the report the records specialist has three options to process the report and either approve, follow-up, or reject the report. Below you will find more detailed information on how these three processes work.

  • If the report is ‘Approved’, the individual will receive an email with a case number and attachment of the ‘Official’ Report. At this time, the Records Specialist will assign the case to the respective investigative unit for investigation. Upon review, if further investigation of your case is needed, you may be contacted by the assigned Detective.

If the report requires a ‘Follow-Up’, the individual will receive an email with a link to edit the report and make the necessary changes. Once the report has been resubmitted, the Records Specialist will verify the report met the requirements for the offense.

A few reasons reports could be returned for a follow-up:

  • We need further clarification or more information on the incident in question
  • We need you to add property/vehicle page(s)
  • We need you to add or edit the Witness/Suspect/Victim pages

If the report is 'Rejected’, the individual will receive an email informing them of the reason for rejection and the additional steps that should be taken.

A few reasons reports were rejected:

  • It was determined the report had been submitted several times and only one report is needed.
  • The victim did not respond in 72 hours to a requested change therefore the report was rejected. We ask you to resubmit your report.
  • The report was submitted with the wrong offense title and new report needs to be inputted.
  • The incident did not meet requirements:
    • Did not happen in the City Limits of Garden Grove.
    • Hate Crime
    • Family Violence
    • Physical Evidence is to be collected.
    • These offenses require a Police Officer to respond, Please call (714)741-5704.
Please continue to check your email periodically to make sure we do not need any further information.

There will be a detective assigned to the case from the Detective Unit. Any questions regarding your submitted report, please contact the Garden Grove Police Detective Unit at (714)741-5800.

These types of reports will be investigated by the property crimes detectives.

  • Civil Child Custody Violations
  • Credit card Fraud
  • Harassing Phone Calls/Text Messages
  • Information Scams
  • Supplemental Reports
  • Theft (No Suspect Information)
  • Vandalism/Graffiti (No Suspect Information)
  • Vandalism to Vehicle (No Suspect Information)
  • Vehicle Burglary (No Suspect Information or Forensic Evidence)
  • Theft From An Unlocked Vehicle (No Suspect Information or Forensic Evidence)
  • Credit/Debit Card Fraud

A Traffic Investigator will investigate these offenses. Any questions regarding your submitted report, please contact the Garden Grove Police Neighborhood Traffic Unit at (714)741-5772.
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  • Non-Injury Traffic Accident
  • Hit and Run Traffic Accident (No Suspect Information)
  • Traffic Complaints