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Speak Up! - View Question #635 |
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Question: If an officer let you go, can they later serve a warrant for your arrest?
Answer: Yes, if the officer later finds probable cause to arrest you for a crime. 'Probable
cause' means the officer has facts or evidence to believe a crime was committed
and that the person he is arresting is probably the one who committed it.
Sometimes, law enforcement officials will question a person in order to get
information about a crime they are investigating or to learn that person's side
of the story. If, at the time they question the person, they do not have probable
cause to arrest someone, they must let the person go. However, they may continue
the investigation and turn up other evidence that may implicate that person.
Then, they can request a warrant for that person's arrest.
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On 02/26/04
Dave from AZ said:
Also, police officers can submit charges to city or county prosecutors regarding a particular crime. In other words, a police officer may choose not to arrest you at a certain time, but instead submit a report with the facts to an attorney who will decide if a person should face consequences for their possible involvement in a crime. If a prosecutor feels a juvenile should face consequences, he/she can issue a summons or warrant to bring the juvenile into court. Often a person who chooses not to go to court in response to a summons will become the subject of an arrest warrant.
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