For police officers - Helping Tourists

Taken from: http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police-tourists.htm

Questions tourists ask police

• I'm lost. Can you help me find the Pacific Hotel?
• I'm looking for the American Consulate/Embassy.
• My luggage/suitcase was stolen. What should I do?
• Who can we trust to exchange our money?
• Where is the bad part of town?
• Please help us. Our child is missing.

Questions police ask tourists

• Which hotel are you staying at?
• When did you lose your wallet?
• How much money was in your purse?
• What did the thief look like?
• What was the man wearing?
• Did he have a weapon?
• Where/When did you last see your child?
• How old is your child?
• What was your child wearing?

Comforting a tourist in distress

• Please stay calm. I am going to help you.
• We will do everything we can.
• I'll give you a map of the city.
• Try not to panic.
• I can give you a ride to the hospital.
• The ambulance is on its way.
• Don't worry, everything is going to be okay.

Sample Conversation

A Spanish police officer helps a British woman find her missing child...

Woman:	Help! Police!
Police:	What's wrong?
Woman:	My daughter is missing. I can't find her anywhere!
Police:	Okay. Calm down. I'm going to help you find her. What's her name?
Woman:	Erica. She's only five. She doesn't know how to speak Spanish!
Police:	Okay. What does Erica look like?
Woman:	She has brown curly hair. She's skinny and small for her age.
Police:	Okay. What is she wearing today?
Woman:	Blue shorts and a pink T-shirt. She has a hat on too, I think.
Police:	How long ago did she go missing?
Woman:	I've been looking for her for almost an hour now.
Police:	And where did you last see her?
Woman:	We were just shopping in the vegetable section. I turned around and she was gone.
Police:	Don't worry, everything is going to be okay.
Woman:	What should I do?
Police:	Stay right at the front of the store in case she comes looking for you. We'll start looking for her now.