A local movie store had a shoplifter. The movie cases that were involved in the shoplifting were sent to the local police department for fingerprinting. The sherriff's department later called the manager and told her that her fingerprints came back in the system with worthless check warrents. Several other customers also came back with outstanding warrents. These customers were not involved with the shoplifting, but still are paying the price for this shoplifter. Can the police department and sherriff's department use these fingerprints to act on these warrents?
2006-10-17 15:25:39 · 9 answers · asked by luvtohateyou 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes. Fingerprints are not private property at the scene of the crime. You leave them (naturally) and they are considered "abandoned". Now is there case law on this? Of course. We're talking lawyers here. Who'll dig into any law and twist it...for the right price.
But...that aside. yeah. But what happened? The police took the DVD case. Did it for prints. Ran it through a state data base of known offenders. Note I say 'known". Those persons who have been arrested and convicted previously on unrelated crimes...or maybe not there sticky-fingers....and viola! Hey! Lookee here! Grab the warrant file. Now...get the addresses used to rent the movies from the store if need be...maybe a warrant is required...maybe not...but I'd go for one to be safe..and round up those..."innocent parties" who have warrants for unrelated crimes.
Hey...you're talking common, two bit cheesy criminals who are more either junkies or nuisance criminals that take up the time of the police. Believe me...they'd much rather be looking into more serious crime than fooling with this.
So.....great tactic. The ends accomplished the means. I hope that answers your question my friend. A very good one and I commend you. You'd think you write essay questions for police exams.
As for you other mopes out there who chisel checks, shoplift and commit petty gas drive offs and such. You see how they catch you if they really want to? Think. That's from a lousy, greasy fingerprint. probably from a finger that has been up one of their noses at one time or another. yeah. Think about that too.
2006-10-17 16:07:33 · answer #1 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't need anything to "act" on outstnading warrants,
The warrants are already there and could be acted on anytime they want to.
But a person with a warrant is not an innocent person or party, they are already wanted for some other crime.
And they are paying the price of thier crime, and if not caught now, they would have been caught some other time
2006-10-17 16:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Once a warrant is in the system, no matter how it got there, the police can act on it without any probably cause.
2006-10-17 15:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Lesleann 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can. If someone has a warrant for their arrest they can be picked up no matter how the warrant was discovered.
2006-10-17 15:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can and they must arrest anyone with a warrant out for the arrest.
2006-10-17 15:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i does no longer make a brilliant police officer. To uphold the regulation, i could could arrest human beings, provide out citations and different issues that are area of the pastime. i could rather refer to the guy and attempt to get them to alter and return what became stolen... no rely who it rather is. I nonetheless attempt to discover the sturdy in everybody and am constantly attempting to help others see issues otherwise and do what's ideal. no rely who it rather is, i could attempt to get them to do what's ideal... devoid of arresting them.
2016-10-02 10:02:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can. And honestly, if they did find other warrants they should take advantage of the situation.
2006-10-17 15:32:20 · answer #7 · answered by kjbouche 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh course, if you did a crime, and were wanted and questions and figerprints led to the unrealated crime take what lead that is provided
2006-10-17 16:06:54 · answer #8 · answered by ram456456 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. Would it be right, no, but legally they could arrest them if they locate them.
2006-10-17 15:29:06 · answer #9 · answered by Spectre 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋