Car theft

Rotter1. He went to police to report the theft of his car.

2. He went to police to complain about the theft of his car.

3. He went to police to lodge a complain about the theft his car.

Are all fine?
It may be 'the police' here. I am not sure.

3. He went to police to lodge a complaint about the theft of his

In the first one, he is making the police aware that he car was stolen. It's official.

In the second one, he is complaining about it. It's not official. Why aren't there more police around? If you had patrolled my street, my car would not have been stolen, etc.

The third one, even with the corrections above, is needlessly wordy and not precise. You lodge a complaint about your n

Avangi
I made a mistake when writing the third sentence. I forgot the prepostion 'of '.
The word 'complaint' is correct here. It is the noun. The verb is 'complain'.

Do you discard the first and the second sentences?

4. He went to the police to make a complaint about the theft of his car.
How about the foruth sentence? I think it will be

Hi, Rotter,

Sorry, I wasn't sure if your question was about police procedure or English style. By not mentioning your first two samples I meant to imply they were "fine", but there's room for improvement. Although I've had my share of dealings with [the] police, I'm not very strong on the terminology. I think the "police report" is what the insurance companies want to see, and

Let say your/someone's car was stolen.

1. First you go to the police station.

2. Do you report it to them? OR Do you complain about it to them?

[It is my understnding that reporting/complaining to the police is necessary in all cultures.

You report it to them.

Grammar GeekIn the first one, he is making the police aware that he car was stolen. It's official.

In the second one, he is complaining about it. It's not official. Why aren't there more police around? If you had patrolled my street, my car would not have been stolen, etc.

The third one, even with the corrections above, is needlessly wordy

It is correct as is.

If you had done X, I would not have done Y. However, it's in the passive. It would not have been stolen.

then these are correct, right? ( 'Been' should come in passive voice)

If you had patrolled my street, my car would not have been stolen. (passive)

If you had patrolled my street, no one would have stolen my car. (active)

If you had patrolled my street, the thief would not have stolen my car. (active)

But this is wrong:

If you had patrolled my street, my