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provides that in a criminal proceeding a police officer may give evidence in chief for the prosecution by reading or being led through a written statement he or she previously made. The written statement must have been made and signed at the time of or soon after the occurrence of the events to which it refers and a copy must be given to the person charged or his or her legal representative a reasonable time before the prosecution evidence is given.