What time did the police call the crime scene investigator?
10:15 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
8:45 p.m.
What is the investigator’s job at the crime scene?
To study the scene for clues
To work as a cashier
To arrest the thief immediately
To clean the store
What important clue was found near the broken window?
Fingerprints
A hat
A key
Money
What happened at the store?
The store was having a sale
Someone broke in and stole expensive items
The owner closed the store early
A customer forgot to pay
What does measuring the space between the shoeprints help the investigator learn?
What the thief ate
How long the person’s steps were
Where the thief lives
The thief’s favorite car
Shoeprints can help the investigator learn about the thief’s ____.
Name
Favorite shoes
Phone number
Size and type of person
What other marks were found outside besides shoeprints?
Paint spots
Tire marks
Handwritten notes
Food crumbs
What tool is used to compare fingerprints?
A calculator
A computer
A ruler
A flashlight
How does the passage end?
It says it is possible to find the thief
The investigator gave up
The thief was caught
The case was closed forever
What clue outside the store shows how the thief got in?
A torn shirt
A broken window
A lost phone
A wallet on the ground
Why can a hair help identify a person?
It contains DNA
It reveals their job
It shows their age
It tells what they ate
Why did the investigator take photos of the tire marks?
To make a scrapbook
To find what type of vehicle it was and the direction it went
To show friends
To post online
Besides fingerprints, what other body clue did the investigator find?
An earring
A piece of clothing
A shoe
A hair
The marks on the ground were made by a ____.
Bicycle
Vehicle’s tires
Shopping cart
Animal
When the steps got bigger toward the tire marks, it showed the thief probably ____.
Went back to the store
Ran toward the vehicle
Stopped walking
Fell down