How To Remove Your Information From Patch

Patch publishes reports of local police activity, including arrests. If you were the subject of a police report and were found not guilty or charges were dropped, you may request to have your name removed from Patch.

Here’s what to do:

Send an email to arrestreports@patch.com with:

• A clickable link to the article(s) with the name you want us to consider editing (or deleting if you’re the only subject of the article)
• Your name as it appears in the article
• Documentation proving the charges are no longer valid (a photo or scan of the physical document attached to the email)

To show charges are no longer valid, you can obtain documentation from the court, the arresting police department or your attorney (with a signature and letterhead).

The documentation needs to clearly show one of the following has happened:

• The charges were dropped
• The case was nolle prossed (not prosecuted)
• The case was dismissed
• There is a verdict of not guilty

This documentation is never shared and is used solely for the purpose of deciding whether to edit or remove an article.

Submitting the documentation is not a guarantee the article will be edited or removed. Articles are removed and edited at the discretion of the Patch editorial department.