2007-01-22 20:45:34 · 6 answers · asked by markusfarkus33 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
We have a guy whose friend is a police officer and he said he'll be here tomorrow to arrest someone without calling the police headquarters first. Can he do that?
2007-01-22 20:46:50 · update #1
Here's the long & short of it. Yes: If you or he see's a possible crime commited & does not report it. You & he are both guilty in the eyes of the court. Just because he knows an officer personally just means that the officer can investigate to see if a crime was commited & then inform headquarters of his findings. If he signs a complaint against you: Yes you could be arrested depending on the complaint.
2007-01-22 20:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by oilfieldinsultant 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The officer could just show up, sure. If he believes the friend, and thinks a case exists already I'm sure he or she will. If you think its wrong, set up a camera to catch anything out of procedure if the officer is too emotional. Threatening an arrest before hand is weird. If something deserved arrest, why didn't the officer just call it in and have the person arrested already? Hmm... What would have been done that couldn't have been done the day before? I would call the police station and ask to speak with a couple of different officers and ask the same thing. Then it will also be known you knew of the arrest beforehand. Then you could subpoena those officers to court. It could be called into question why didn't the officer call it in when he knew of a crime that took place.
Please make an addition to your question after all is done, I'm very curious how things turn out.
2007-01-23 07:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by digdugs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course the Officer can. Just as a passerby reports a car accident on the road. There is no requirement for a call for service to be handled by a communication center first.
Thats were the terms " Punch me a card " comes from. This is usually said to dispatchers to generate a call for service and send it to his in car terminal for dispo. Happends all the time.
2007-01-23 05:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by A.R.G.O.S. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but not a safe practice not to notify what your doing or where your going.
2007-01-23 07:40:59 · answer #4 · answered by watchman_1900 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only as a friend...
2007-01-23 05:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by Edward J 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well yea...
2007-01-23 08:05:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋