If you are having your holiday and got the passport or valuables are stolen, then you need to report this to the police. The first thing to be kept in mind is that you do not need to be panic or emotional, because being calm is the first most important thing for you. You should face it calmly and make through, because it is can be handled in a good way. If you are going to make a claim on your holiday insurance then it will be necessary for you to have a copy of the police report. You can do this by visiting the police station. And if this case is happen on non-english speaking country, then it would probably involve you having an interpreter. Therefore it is better (and faster) to make the report over the phone.

You can do things such as: call the police office and ask for someone who speaks English. The interpreter (if you need one) is usually trained by the police, and they will take the details of your incident. This will not cost anything, you only pay for the telephone call.