I was arrested on friday night for not immedialy stopping for an unmarked Detroit Police car until I made it up to the gas station 2 blocks up. They seatched my car without permission but I know that is probally procedure. They tried to charge me with fleeing the police for not stopping on when they tried to pull me over but the police sargent dropped the charges. When I got down to the police station I called my parents and when they came down there the Detroit Police had other people things in my record and that is why I had ro spend a night in jail. My question is can the police officer drive your car to the police station after being arrested. Plus, I was never read my miranda rights.
2007-01-15 08:45:09 · 17 answers · asked by Lamar J 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
ummmm no they call a tow truck to do that
2007-01-15 09:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have it towed at the owner's expense. Depends on the department, and their policies. If they drove it, likely they are allowed to do so. Sounds like they new you would get out shortly, and saved you a pretty penny. We don't do it for liability reasons. We have even had people ask if we would leave the car where it is and they, or someone, would come get it. We will, if they can contact someone who can be there fairly quickly, wait and allow the person to have a friend come get the car. If not, it gets towed.
As far as being read your rights, were you ever questioned, other than name, address, etc.? If you were initially placed under arrest for fleeing, the car would be searched/ inventoried before it was moved. That is normal practice. If the charges are dropped later, it doesn't matter. The search took place under the premise you were being arrested.
2007-01-15 08:59:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They saved you from a towing charge and impound charge roughly $200.00 - legally with permission of the owner of that vehicle they can drive it to the police station. It is not a good practice as they become liable for any damage caused to the vehicle. The absolute correct procedure is to call a wrecker, inventory the contents of the vehicle and impound the vehicle or tow it to the police station. they may have violated the command written policy regarding treatment of vehicles where the driver has been arrested. If they have a written policy concerning vehicles and it was violated - They have or will lose credability in the courts when they testify as to always performing the same procedure when impounding a vehicle. In other words if they have a major trial involving a narcotis case - this act they performed with your vehicle could hurt them and they by violating procedures in the past lose the case.
2007-01-15 09:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your lucky, they may. Most depts just impound your car. Once you are arrested they voucher all your property. Your car is property, just like your wallet, keys, etc.. Once you are arrrested they don't need your permission to search your car. Especially if the car was used in the commision of the alleged crime. The car is evidence. They can voucher/search your car and contents for "inventory". That way they make sure you don't claim they stole a million bucks from you or something. Of course you will be arrrested for anything they find while invenotying your car....
As far as miranda warnings, most people never hear them. They weren't questioning you in regards to a crime. They saw what you did, there charging you, end of story. Now if they asked you about some murder or something, they will read you your rights. If not, they run the risk of losing any statement. But for run of the mill arrests, you don't get mirandized.
2007-01-15 09:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normally policy states to call a tow truck and have the car towed to the impound lot. There is too much liability if an officer drives your car.
2007-01-15 08:49:32 · answer #5 · answered by Michael R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they'd seek your motor vehicle and not utilising a warrant while you're located below arrest. i don't think of that they'd justchronic your motor vehicle. oftentimes they call a 2 truck and have it impounded simply by fact then you rather've the towing value and a value to get it out of impound. As for the communication that got here approximately, in case you have the full tale and that's one hundred% precise what you reported, i think of that would desire to be entrapment. i be responsive to that they'd fake to be little ones and stuff yet i think of the will arises say you will try this and this and convey this i don't think of that they'd convey that up. i'm not constructive although. i be responsive to with like drug stings they'd desire to get the guy to assert they choose crack or despite they'd't ask them in the event that they like it. i don't be responsive to. Regardless your buddy would not have been speaking to a teenager or a baby in any case becaue for sure if he's being arrested for it he's merely too previous to be speaking along with her. Get him help. i don't care who started it if he weren't a pervert he could have reported no and skipped over the guy.
2016-10-20 06:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a minor and the car belongs to you parents, they may have taken the car to the station as a courtesy to your parents.
You spent the night in jail for warrants?
I would never personally drive an arrestee's vehicle, because of the liability to the department.
I did it once as a favor to a victim of a carjacking, she was waiting at the station for her car, and it was an Excalibur, a super-nice luxury car.
2007-01-15 09:08:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they DID it, it's a safe bet that they are ALLOWED to do it.
Having said that, I wouldn't personally do that, because of the liability if something happens to it during the trip. It either stays where it is or gets towed if I arrest someone.
And you don't have to be read your rights unless the officers are questioning you after you are in custody.
2007-01-15 08:52:13 · answer #8 · answered by Citicop 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you'd rather pay a several hundred dollar towing/impound fee, whine about it.
You were doing something or they wouldn't have stopped you.
Tell us the whole truth instead of trying to put yourself in the best light.
2007-01-15 08:54:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully, after reading your saga, nobody cares whether the police saved you a towing charge. But more importantly, this is all you're worried about?
2007-01-15 09:02:12 · answer #10 · answered by Sgt Pepper 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
as far as the police driving your car I would call a good Attorney as I think they have to have it tow.
as for your miranda rights not being read you have to prove that they were not and it is your word against the officer.......
Good luck
2007-01-15 08:54:44 · answer #11 · answered by ChristianNanny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋