Cyclist Down

Caution on filling out a new form. You were given a specific piece of information by a witness. By amending in a report to the police it you could be classed as giving a false statement. If the case were to go to court, it could easily be thrown out on that technicality alone.

I remember giving a statement for a burglary for which I was the sole witness:
Me: It was a white transit.
DC: Are you sure it wasn't yellow.
Me: No it was white.
DC: Definately white?
Me: Yeah.
DC: Ok... well I tell you what, I'll put down 'the van was light in colour, possibly yellow'.
Me: Err?