A person who makes a citizen's arrest could risk exposing him or herself to possible lawsuits or criminal charges (such as charges of impersonating police, false imprisonment, kidnapping, or wrongful arrest) if the wrong person is apprehended or a suspect's civil-rightsare violated.
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Yes, under Virginia Common Law, but only in the case where a felony is commited in the presence of the citizen. The way I read it, you may detain the person until local law enforcement arrives, or 1 hour. here is a link to a 2003 Virginia case which references "citizen's arrest"
No. If the officer doesn't believe a crime has been committed and there is some evidence the accused is responsible, taking the accused into custody would only aggravate an unlawful situation. An alternative to taking a person into custody on a citizen's arrest is to issue a citation or summons to appear in court, with the citizen making the arrest signing the citation as the complainant. Whether this option is available depends on the local laws and legal customs.
Texas Code of Criminal ProcedureArt. 14.01. [212] [259] [247] OFFENSE WITHIN VIEW.(a) A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant,arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presenceor within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or asan offense against the public peace.
Telemarketers can not arrest you. They might file charges against your person if you verbally assaulted them or issued threats against their person, to which the local police may respond to.
Whether or not the DA chooses to prosecute does not impact whether or not the arrest was valid. If the officer had probable cause, the arrest was likely valid. You should address your question with a local attorney for the best possible answer.
You can view the arrest record of someone at your local police department. The arrest records are public and anyone can see them.
From what i have heard, a police officer is also a peace officer. Peace officers have the power to make warrentless arrest if a crime is committed in their presence. It's really nation wide. If a cop or another peace officer with the powers of arrestsees someone killing somebody or breaking into a house or robbing someone, they are perfectly able to arrest that person on the spot. Even civilians have this power (citizens arrest}. To avoid alot of hassle, the officer generally will after the arrest call the local law enforcement, identify themselves as a peace officer, show the proper id {badge, id card and a weapon if they have one}and then make a statement.
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By calling the local issuing authority or District Judge in your jurisdiction.
Call a local police station and give them as much information as possible and they will search the person and see if they are a possible suspect then possibly come and arrest them!
You can file a report at your local police department.