CRIMINAL CASES: Do Your Own Heavy Lifting

Law enforcement is bound by procedure, resource and expertise limitations, and are often justifiably skeptical.  As in civil cases, providing a detailed chronicle, with supporting evidence will help courses of action immensely.

Keep both originals and duplicates of all physical evidence supporting your case. And, in the case of electronic evidence -  multiple types of copies can also be helpful (i.e. screen shots, web archives, PDF exports, and third party stored copies, etc. of the exact same information).  This can help show law enforcement you didn’t just photoshop some random evidence, and will help somewhat in proving that your claims are indeed substantiated.

Cross-referencing your information with a more concise calendar of events is vital.  No one wants to wade through nothing but details to get the bigger picture, and no one will consider a simple list of events without supporting documentation.  If you can, provide an electronic copy of your chronicle with links to the corresponding event-based copies of your electronic evidence.  This can be as simple as a spreadsheet with document links in hierarchical storage on a thumb drive or CD.  BUT, this can also be stored securely on the web for easy access, and will make it easier for law enforcement to view your timeline and click on individual links supporting each offensive event you have evidence of - anywhere they have internet access.  Multi-Gigabyte Cloud based storage can be had for free, and can be secured with passwords.   The offender would not only have to guess your password to access the data (directly violating TxPC 33.07 & 18 USC 2701) but would have to guess which specific service you decide to use.  The latter suggestion will not replace physical media or paper copies which may likely be required in any proceedings, but will greatly increase the efficiency during the investigative phase.

Applicable Texas Laws: 
Tx Penal Code § 33.07 - ONLINE IMPERSONATION
Tx Penal Code § 42.07 - HARASSMENT
Note: Texas State Court Cases are handled by either District Attorneys (usually felonies) or County Attorneys (usually misdemeanors) In other states, a prosecutor may be the appropriate moniker.

Applicable Federal Laws: 
18 U.S.C. 2261A - STALKING 
18 U.S.C 2701 - STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS
Note: Federal Court Cases are handled by United States Attorneys.