The police can start a preliminary investigation, even if no one has filed a criminal report.
The police can investigate the matter, even if no criminal reports have been filed.
– A preliminary investigation can be started based on rumours, he states.
After the preliminary investigation, the head of the investigation makes a decision whether to start investigating the case.
You should report the crime at the station
According to Hirvonen, it is possible for the police to start a preliminary investigation also based on the news and contact the persons mentioned in the news themselves.
Hirvonen points out that it is difficult to investigate without an interested party. Without the victim’s report, it may be impossible for the police to obtain information about the place and time of possible drug use.
– In this case, I urge that the persons concerned file a criminal complaint. The notification can be made electronically, but in this case I recommend a personal visit. This way we could do the interrogations at the same time and get sufficient information without additional inquiries.
Often, in drug-related crimes, a sample is required from the victim, which can be used to obtain evidence of the drug. Now it is too late to take a sample from students who may have become victims, because some substances leave the body in up to half a day.
However, with the help of crime reports, the police can get a more detailed picture of drug-related crimes. It is also possible to try to solve crimes with the help of, for example, the footage captured by security cameras at crime scenes.