Look at these situations, then decide which crime has been, or is being, committed in each case. In some
cases, more than one option is possible.
C H E C K Y O U R A N S W E R S A T T H E E N D
C r i m e : N a m e t h e o f f e n c e
-1. TV Newsreader
: Police believe the fire was started deliberately at around 2 o'clock this morning when burning
paper was pushed through the letterbox. They are appealing for witnesses to the event.
-2. Prosecutor
: Tell us in your own words exactly what happened.
Witness
: We were in the bar when a man walked up to the victim, pointed a gun at his head and said 'You're
a dead man.' Then he pulled the trigger three times.
-3. Police constable
: You were going in excess of 60, and this is a 30 zone.
Man in car
: I think you're mistaken, constable. I was well within the speed limit.
- 4. Woman
: When I got home, I discovered that my back door had been broken open.
Police officer
: Had anything been stolen?
Woman
: Yes, my new laptop, £200 in cash and my pet parrot
-5. Police officer
: I'm sorry sir, but I have to report your actions to the proper authorities.
Man
: Look, officer, here's £50. Let's just pretend this didn't happen, eh?
-6. Extract from a newspaper article
: The two men were arrested and detained after police checks revealed that they had been
distributing pornographic material over the Internet.
-7. Interviewing detective
: All right, Dagsy. We know you didn't do the Cornmarket Street bank job yourself, but we know
that you were involved somehow.
Police suspect
: I was just driving the car Mr Regan, honest. And I didn't know what the others were up to until
they came back with bags of cash.
-8. TV newsreader
: The car bomb went off in a busy marketplace, injuring several shoppers.
-9. Radio newsreader
: The police raided a house in New Street this morning and recovered 250 illegal copies of the
latest Harry Potter film, along with professional film copying equipment.
