You can be arrested and charged for any attempt to elude or escape, regardless of the length or brevity.
Additional: (in the US) every state has some kind of Criminal Statute of Limitations, past which certain enumerated crimes cannot be prosecuted - and not ALL criminal offenses are exempted. They vary widely from state-to-state and you would have to check your own state's SOL's for more specific information.
As long as it takes to investigate and gather enough evidence to support the charge.
12 hours.
Sentences are case specific. Talk to your attorney.
a police helicoptor can fly for 20 minutes
Since the early 1900's when Captain Von S gave them over to the Army/Police free of charge...
Both are people, both can get killed, need training, cant be stupid, and long hrs
Uh... What on earth do you mean?
you can have a miscarriage all the way to birth.
the police can not take your dog away because it barked. As long as it does not physically hurt someone and is not on their property, the police cant do anything.
The police don't charge you, they arrest you. The prosecutor's office charges you. If you are in jail, you should appear in court anywhere within 24-48 hours. If you are awaiting an indictiment from a Grand Jury, they will hand down the indictment at their own speed.
Usually around 3-6 months, but you should be training even before you start applying to become a police officer.
This depends on the severity of the crime. If it included the death of the other person, there is no limitation.