The Wanted Poster What is a "Wanted Poster"? Since the invention of the internet, you don't see these posters around much. You usually think of them as something from the old days... The purpose of the poster is the get help finding a person who has committed a crime. The poster will tell the crime committed, have a picture of the offender, a description, and any information that may help somebody identify the offender. This could be what they were wearing, where they might be, what…