I-Cards, Investigation Cards, Wanted Cards

I-cards are investigation cards which are issued by the New York Police Department (“NYPD.)  I-cards are a form document  issued by the NYPD for perpetrators, suspects and witnesses. The i-card gives other officers notice that the NYPD is looking for this individual. I-card’s are issued for persons of interest.  I-cards are also known as Wanted Cards. The process for I-cards at the NYPD are that one they are logged, they are forwarded to the Investigation Unit of the NYPD, and ultimately to the Warrant Squad of the NYPD which picks up the I-card for execution. The warrant squad will confer with the case Detective as to the suspects whereabouts and act upon that information.
I-Cards, Investigation Cards, Wanted Cards are formally known as A Detective Bureau Investigation Card PD-373-163 (05-07.) The I-cards will have a place for the following information:

• Date prepared by
• Control No
• IDS No
• Last name
• First name
• Middle initial
• NYSID no
• Last Known Address
• Sex
• Race
• Date of birth
• Social Security Number
• Height
• Weight
• Hair Color
• Eye color
• Aliases/Nicknames
• Complaint no
• Precinct
• Year
• Case number and command
• Sought As
  • Perpetrator – probable cause to arrest
  • Suspect Only – No probable cause to arrest
  • Witness
• Precautions to be observed
  • Armed and dangerous
  • Flight risk
  • Resists arrest
  • other
• Crime/charge
• Domestic violence
• Penal Law (“PL”) section
• Misdemeanor Yes/No
• Felony Yes/No
• Query of Want and Warrant System Prior to Submission of the Investigate Report
  • WNAM – Active Investigations Card No, Who was notified and their command
  • ADV – Active Warrant No, who was notified and their command
  • CRIMS – Next Court Date, what borough/court, and the part
• Additional information/characteristics/peculiarities (including any known investigation cards or warrants)
• Specific instructions for apprehending officers
• Command phone number
• Command fax number
• Cell phone or pager number
• Assigned
• Rank
• Name
• Tax number
• Command
• Command Code
• Reviewed by/Approved by
• Rank
• Supervisors Name
• Tax No
• Signature

Cancellation of I-Cards, Investigation Cards, Wanted Cards

•  Reason canceled
  • apprehension
  • discontinued
• Details of apprehension (including date, time. and location of arrest and/or where the subject was residing) or indicate why investigation card was discontinued and no arrest was made
• Canceled by, rank, name, tax no, command, date canceled
• Approval by, rank, name, tax no, command, date.