A police officer does not need a warrant
to arrest you if:
- Police Officer sees you committing
a crime or attempting to commit a
crime;
- You are reasonably suspected of
having committed a crime;
- You are in possession of a tool
for housebreaking or breaking into a
car, or for committing any other
crime;
- You are in possession of suspected
stolen property or in possession of
illegal goods;
- You have escaped from custody;
- You are found in a place at night
where it seems that you may be
attempting to commit a crime.
When arrested the police officer
must:
- Read you your rights and explain
to you what do they mean, e.g. right
to remain silent, right to appear
before court, right to a legal
representative, right to apply for a
bail.
- The above should be done in the
language that you understand.
When you are arrested, you do not
have to say anything, sign anything, or
give any written statement to the
police, or to anyone else. You may ask
to see a lawyer, or to contact a family.
You have the right to remain silent if
you choose.
Arrest Using Force
A suspect should be arrested without
the use of force. However, when the
suspect tries to resist being arrested,
or runs away in order to avoid being
arrested, then the police may use
reasonable force to arrest that person.
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