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Citizens Arrest
Someone just told me a story about how he made a citizens arrest. Given he is a liar and I don't believe him......I could not help to wonder what are PAs laws pertaining to citizen arrests? Does anyone know or have any stories of you ever having to do this?
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Its not really called a "citizens arrest" in PA, but a person can arrest someone when they witness a crime being committed, or have reason to believe a crime was committed.
Its supported by common law(Posse Comitatus, Hue & Cry), Constitutional protections(duty of the militia), and recent case law(Kopko v Miller, Commonwealth v Corley). Also there are sections of current statutes that support a private arrest by providing justification by private persons in the use of force while making an arrest(under given limits).
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This has already been discussed, closing.
Please try to use the search feature if possible (I realize sometimes it is not that great though.)
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