Assess a VSO's characteristics: When meeting with the VSO, do you feel your meeting is being crammed into a small amount of time with not enough allowed to complete your queries? Or does the VSO have the patience and provides you with the time necessary to explore your concerns.
Knowing the name of the officer who took the report also will be helpful. Locate the correct law enforcement agency that filed the report. If the incident took place inside a city jurisdiction you will need to locate the police department.If the incident occurred outside a city, you will need to locate the sheriff's department. Travel to the appropriate law enforcement agency.nform the desk clerk that you are looking for a police report. Provide the names, date and location of the report. Complete any forms required by the department for report requests. Present payment for copies of the reports you are requesting.
Tips & Warnings. 1  If you are seeking copies of an old SF-50 for a deceased relative for the purpose of genealogy research, instead of the address provided above, address and mail your request to: National Archives and Records Administration, Genealogy Research Room, Seventh and Pennsylvania NW, Washington, D.C. 20408.esearch personal records and collect the information you will need to request copies of an old SF-50. Office of Personnel Management policy and the Privacy Act of 1974 require that specific items of information be supplied by any person requesting information from civilian personnel records.