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Another View: More specifics woujld have to be known. It can depend on what the security officer's powers may be under the laws of the jurisdiction he is working in. Some security officers actually carry commissions as Special Police Officers and ARE empowered to make arrests even for minor offenses.
Even though a private security officer is hired by a store or other business, they are still empowered to detain persons committing crime on the properties on which they are hired to protect.
NoAnother View: More specifics woujld have to be known. It can depend on what the security officer's powers may be under the laws of the jurisdiction he is working in. Some security officers actually carry commissions as Special Police Officers and ARE empowered to make arrests even for minor offenses.Even though a private security officer is hired by a store or other business, they are still empowered to detain persons committing crime on the properties on which they are hired to protect.
NoAnother View: More specifics woujld have to be known. It can depend on what the security officer's powers may be under the laws of the jurisdiction he is working in. Some security officers actually carry commissions as Special Police Officers and ARE empowered to make arrests even for minor offenses.Even though a private security officer is hired by a store or other business, they are still empowered to detain persons committing crime on the properties on which they are hired to protect.
Most security guards do not have powers of arrest - only those sworn as law enforcement officers do, which would make them privatized police, and not security guards. As for powers of detention, it varies greatly between agencies and properties they secure. Guards at a nuclear power plant can detain - mall security typically cannot.
No most traffic is not even a misdemeanor
Security officers cannot make an arrest unless they have peace officer status. They can however detain a person until police arrive.
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yes, they can here is the law on citizens arrest in arizona. A private person may make an arrest: 1. When the person to be arrested has in his presence committed a misdemeanor amounting to a breach of the peace, or a felony. 2. When a felony has been in fact committed and he has reasonable ground to believe that the person to be arrested has committed it.
NoAnother View: More specifics woujld have to be known. It can depend on what the security officer's powers may be under the laws of the jurisdiction he is working in. Some security officers actually carry commissions as Special Police Officers and ARE empowered to make arrests even for minor offenses.Even though a private security officer is hired by a store or other business, they are still empowered to detain persons committing crime on the properties on which they are hired to protect.
In California an arrest for a misdemeanor can be made without a warrant IF the offense was committed in the presence of the officer/citizen making the arrest ( see penal code section 836 & 837. Arrests can also be made for a felony without a warrant IF a felony has in fact been committed and you have probable cause/reason to believe the person committed the felony.
In some cases, yes. He can arrest on a misdemeanor arrest warrant. Officers are frequently obligated to make an arrest for domestic violence if they have probable cause to believe the domestic violence has occurred, even though they did not witness it. An officer can usually make an arrest in a traffic accident investigation, even though he did not witness the accident.
The charges are more likely to be felonies than just misdemeanors.
Traffic infractions are misdemeanors. To take lawful action, a misdemeanor offense must have been committed in the officers presence. EXCEPTION: if the officer was investigating an occurrence after it had taken place, (e.g.- accident - etc.) he can issue a citation based on physical evidence, the statements of witnesses, and the results of his investigation.