Read the following scenario and then answer the following questions.

At 2245 hrs., you were called to a local supermarket where a man was caught by the store's night manager attempting to shoplift a bottle of vodka. The suspect struggled and tried to hit the night manager in an attempt to escape.

Upon arrival, you handcuffed the suspect and walked him to the patrol vehicle. All individuals involved declined your offer for medical assistance. You asked the store's night manager, Joe Smith, to tell you what happened. Appearing shaken he told you the following:

"Well... let me get it together now... OK officer... I'm the night manager here and I was in the back when one of the clerks, Ester over there, came over and said there was this guy over in aisle three that was just hanging out and looking kind of suspicious. So, I went over there just to see for myself, and this guy saw me looking at him, so he started moving toward the front of the store. Well, I thought his coat looked funny, you know, like he had something under it so I kind'a followed him until I caught up and tried to make conversation, you know, to get a better look. You gotta be careful, you know... don't want to offend any legitimate customer, you know. Well, he turned around and looked at me and then instead of stopping, he just bolted for the door. He took off so I took off and he must of slipped or something cause he dropped the bottle of vodka he'd tried to get away with. I kept after him, still in pretty good shape ya' know 'cause I work out, and grabbed the guy's jacket. Well he spun 'round and before I could get any kind of grip on the guy, he belted me! Caught me a good one right here under my eye... still bleeding some I guess... but I didn't let go and I got him down on the ground, stuck my knee in his back, and I guess one of the clerks had called 'cause that's when you guys got here. So what happens now? Nothin' like this has ever happened to me before, ya' know."

--1:Continuing the scenario, begin step two of the notetaking process. Ask Mr. Smith to repeat his account of what happened. Assuming his account remains the same, write your notes below.

--2:What additional questions would you like to ask Mr. Smith?

After you finished interviewing Mr. Smith, you talked to the suspect. You read him his Miranda rights, and he acknowledged he understood and waived them. He told you the following:

"I didn't do nothing man! This guy just jumps me! I mean I just went in there to get some booze, ya know, cause I'm going to this party over at my buddies and I wanted to take something with me and this dude starts giving me a hard time and starts chasing me down the aisle. I wasn't doing anything. I was goin' to pay for the stuff, ya know, but the guy, he just started yelling so he's the one that chased me out, ya know. Then the dude grabs my jacket so I swung at the guy. It was self-defense, man! I gotta right to defend myself, ya know!

--3:Assuming his account remains the same when you ask him to repeat it, write notes below.

--4:What additional questions would you like to ask the suspect?