A friend of mine who gets lost really easy was out driving around on dirt roads and pulled into a field to turn around. He sat there for a couple of minutes and tried to figure out which way to go when a cop drove drove by and noticed him sitting there. The cop then went into the fenced area to do his '' so called business''. He asked if he could search the vehicle and was told no. After being told this the cop went to his car and got the k9 unit to search the car. By the end of the night there was one arrest.
Just wanted to know if this sounded very wrong to anyone else.
2007-12-17 09:19:10 · 14 answers · asked by hetfield_08 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
absolutely!
2007-12-17 09:26:41 · answer #1 · answered by SoCal fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can a cop make an arrest on private property? - Of course. Otherwise criminals would just stand on their lawn and wave at the cops. Besides, it sounds like "your friend" was not even on his property, he was trespassing.
Walking a police dog around the outside of a car is not a search. If the dog alerts on the car it creates probable cause. At that point the officer *can* search the car.
2007-12-17 09:26:38 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Of course police can arrest yo on private property. People get arrested in their home, malls, Churches, places of work.. etc.
Also the car can be searched if there is probably cause. Such as the smell of drugs or a visibly intoxicated driver.
Yes it does sound wrong, your friend is an idiot.
2007-12-17 09:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by smedrik 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course it sounds wrong, but did this friend have a warrant for his arrest or probable cause to search his property? If it did go down the way your friend said then he needs a good lawyer. Just because cops shouldn't do things that way doesn't mean they don't.
2007-12-17 09:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by Penny K 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the officer is within his or her jurisdiction and he or she believes the the person of interest is of some kind of threat or has resonable suspicion that drugs and or firearms may be present he or she may enter private property and search without permission.You must obey the law,even on private property.
2007-12-17 09:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by Gary H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Australia, police have a straight forward regulation precise to circulate into your sources to ask you questions. yet while they are going to seek your sources they want a seek warrant. in the event that they think which you dedicated an offence then they'd arrest you on private sources. site visitors offences lined.
2016-10-11 11:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can make an arrest on private property. However if it's civil matter you can tell the police to leave your property which most people don't know.
2007-12-17 09:26:46 · answer #7 · answered by Indie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What on earth makes you think he couldn't be arrested on private property? Especially when it's not his own? How do you think the cops arrest people when the home invade? "You can't take me, I'm in this person's house and it's private property."
2007-12-17 09:27:17 · answer #8 · answered by Lex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is someone Else's private property, then yes, and if the dog found something then your "friend" had it coming!!!
2007-12-17 09:25:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Of course. People get arrested in their own homes. I don't know about your friends circumstance. You didn't tell us what he did. You kind of left that stuff out.
2007-12-17 09:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
sounds a bit excessive to me. why do people cooperate with police when they are too intrusive and inflexible? police seem to need a bit of training in politeness skills
2007-12-17 09:32:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋