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Police checks

TLDR: Police checks
In the forum thread, user willowtigger expresses concern about whether a police interview they were involved in, related to a family member's legal issues, would appear in future police checks. This interview was initially conducted at their home but moved to the station due to distractions. Several users responded to willowtigger's concerns: 1. **Guest (from the US)** clarified that in the U.S., being interviewed by the police does not typically get documented outside of the police department or the District Attorney's office unless it's of specific interest to the DA. 2. **lavalamp** reassured willowtigger that the interview would not appear on a police check since they were not the person in trouble. 3. **Butterfly88** and **Shole** both mentioned that as long as willowtigger did not break any laws, there should be no issues arising from the interview. 4. **Nomad** shared a different perspective based on experiences in another country, noting that relatives of suspects can often face repeated police scrutiny, albeit unintentionally. Overall, the consensus in the thread suggests that willowtigger should not worry about the interview impacting future police checks, especially since they were not the focus of the investigation.
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Do they flag up every conversation the person having the checks made, had with the police?

I'm getting myself worked up and worried cause last year a family member kept getting arrested and once in that time frame, the police did a interview with me

started off in my home but i kept getting distracted by Ebony (who was wandering around and i thought she might trigger herself into a asthma attack) so they changed it to the station

i thinking about in the future if i get police checks done, whether that would show up (i was not in a trouble, it was family member who was in a trouble)
 
No idea how it works in the UK. In the US no, if you are merely interviewed by police it never sees the light of day, outside the department unless the DA is interested in it. If so, then it never sees the light of day outside the DA's office.
 
willowtigger said:
Do they flag up every conversation the person having the checks made, had with the police?

I'm getting myself worked up and worried cause last year a family member kept getting arrested and once in that time frame, the police did a interview with me

started off in my home but i kept getting distracted by Ebony (who was wandering around and i thought she might trigger herself into a asthma attack) so they changed it to the station

i thinking about in the future if i get police checks done, whether that would show up (i was not in a trouble, it was family member who was in a trouble)
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No an interview would show up. You weren't the one in trouble.

I'm sure you stay out of trouble anyway so you'll be fine. I know about these things in my line of work.
 
As long as you didn't break any laws or know someone that did you will be fine. The thing to do is stay calm and not worry as they do their job and most of them won't harm you for no reason. It can happen that you get an angry cop but just stay calm and you'll be fine.
 
I don't know how it works in other countries, however, in my home country, if you are the relative of a person who is being charged with some crimes, you will be harassed by the police again and again. Well, they do this unintentionally though. They are trained to believe every person associated with the suspect will be a partner in crime.
 
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