# Search Incidents
1\. Hover over the **Incidents** icon and select **Search Incidents**.
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2\. This will take you to the **Search Incidents** screen. Here you can do an Incident Search, People Search or a Vehicle Search.
Fill in the information you want to search by and select the "**Search**" button at the bottom of that particular section.
## Search Criteria
**Occurrence #:** When an incident is created in the system a unique ID number is designated to the incident that can be referenced in this search module.
**Police Occurrence #:** If you partner with a police force they may have a reference number that can be assigned and searched.
**Reported by (Officer):** This search filter will narrow your search to incidents reported by specific officers selected from a drop down pick list.
**Reported Dates**: Enter the date on which the incident was reported.
**Status:** Select from a drop down pick list incidents that have a status of **Open, Closed,** or **Close Requested**
**Summary:** Enter a short description of the incident in question.
**Between Dates: **Enter a date range in which the incident occurred.
**Location** and **Sub-Location:** Select areas where the incident occurred.
**Room Number:** If the incident occurred in a specific room on campus, enter the room number here.
**Category:** Select the general type of incident being searched from a drop down pick list.
**Sub Category:** Select the specific type of incident in relation to the general type being searched from a drop down pick list. The list changes based on which general category is chosen.
**PON/Summons Issued:** Select whether or not a PON (Provincial Offence Notice) or Summons has been issued.
**Arrest/Apprehension Made:** Select whether or not an arrest or apprehension of an individual was made.
**Violence Involved:** Select whether or not violence was involved in the incident.
**Weapons Involved:** Select whether or not weapons of any kind were involved in the incident.
**Text:** Use this field to enter related key words, descriptions, locations etc. This search field searches both the narrative, and location description.
**Last Updated Between Dates: **Select a date range of when an update to the incident information might have occurred.
**Has Been Read:** Select yes, no or either. This will select incidents that have been previously reviewed or those that have not.
**Case Manager**: Select from a drop down pick list to filter on specific case managers assigned to the incident in question.
**Primary Investigator:** Select from a drop down pick list to filter on specific primary investigator assigned to the incident in question.
**Task Assignments:** Select from a drop down pick list to filter on a specific assignee who has been tasked with investigating the incident in question.
**Requires a Checklist:** Select whether or not the incident has a related checklist.
**Include Checklist Details: **If the item above it checked as yes or either, check this box if you wish to have the checklist details appear in your search results.
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**People Search:** In this section you can enter typical details about a specific person to perform an incident search on.
**Vehicle Search:** In this section you can enter typical details about vehicles that are involved in the incident being searched.
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