can police pull over somebody outside their jurisdiction?
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In California, the answer is yes.\n\nPolice officers, deputy sheriffs, highway patrol officers and all peace officers defined under California Penal Code 830.2 have jurisdiction anywhere in the state. Generally, city police departments have primary jurisdiction over all criminal offenses - including traffic offenses - that occur within their cities. City police departments often have a traffic enforcement division to fulfill this role. County sheriff's departments are generally primarily responsible for non traffic offenses that occur within unincorporated areas of a county. The California Highway Patrol is the agency primarily responsible for traffic enforcement on all roads and highways within the unincorporated areas of the state. That being said, a peace officer retains law enforcement authority anywhere in the state. For example, an LAPD officer could theoretically stop and ticket you in San Francisco. Would they...unlikely. Could they legally....aboslutely.\n\nFYI - I am an 11 year police veteran with a Southern California sheriff's department.
678579
Its almost universally illegal, but enforcement varies from jurisdiction.  An arrest could possible arise, but there is a defense and you could sue the government for violation of constitutional protections (for an unlawful arrest).  See the dissent in Atwater v. Largo Vista.
748638
1) Where are you travelling from - Abroad or just outside London\n2) Was the offence in the UK or abroad\n\nWithout knowing this we can't answer properly but, unless there are still outstanding warrants out on you, you should be fine.\n\nOf course if the crimes were in the UK and there are still warrants out they will let you in, and escort you to the nearest police station
73863
It depends which country you live in.  In the united states, police can't enter your residence unless there is external evidence of a crime, or they have a search warrant authorized by a judge, or somebody who owns the residence or lives there lets them in.
520610
Yes, in most states they are POST certified as law enforcement but do not have police or power of arrest except on state property.  In some areas ( I know in GA) they have been used as police during the US Olympics when they were held there, and also have been used in some undercover drug work.
788332
I don't know specifics but there must be, try contacting a police dept in a large city
332138
Have someone in a different place from you (in case they  have caller I.D.) call the police and ask.
556932
Officers don't keep a list of things to pull people over for. Law enforcement officers are educated and trained to look for violations of the law or behavior that arouses suspicon of a violation of the law. To answer your question: No such list exists.
986078
I dont think they would ask for military help unless your osama ben laden there just trying to scare you up.Its been people who have had a charge pending on them and was out of the country & the police would never persue them I think its depends on what type of crime you did
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You may be arrested and be extradited to the jurisdiction where the warrant is.  Or you may have no consequence..depending on the extradition policies of the departments.
841113
ask the local police they maybe able to tellyou.
458778
Yes. The roads are goverment property, and a goverment officer (police) can set up a road block if they believe that it will prevent property damage, loss of live, or major injury. It's legal anywhere.
679649
You would walk up to them and tell them they are under arrest and they have to wait there for a police officer.\n\nBasicly you don't,  you call the police and inform of them of the crime.  In GA for example you can also file a complaint with the circuit court and ask for a warrant to be issued for a crime.\n\nYou risk danger of getting arrested yourself for illegal detaining someone,  you get hurt since the other personal normally does not want to be arested.
1102226
That's not something just anybody can do. Police and government agents can do it. But even then I think they need a warrant.
878431
If the Officer was driving around in his vehicle it would be illegal. The officer is subject to the same laws as we are not to mention that this is dangerous for anyone else on the road. However if he is parked offside the road of course he can have his lights off while radaring people. \nIt is not entrapment the Officers lights off is not forcing you to speed. I'm sure if he had is headlights on and was offside the road alot of people would still speed by.
1185672
Yep. it is illegal.\nThis is called "false arrest".[1]\nContact a lawyer immediately.
837382
Police officers cannot work in a vacuum.  If they don't have the cooperation from citizens who give them information then it is very difficult to stop many criminals.  Why would you worry about getting arrested if you don't do anything against the law?  It is actually extremely easy to follow the law of the land.  I have lost track of the number of times that in my small town there were several people who knew exactly what was going on in the town in regards to who was doing B&Es but no one wants to get involved.  Police need information and there is no magic way of getting this.  \nAlso,  I spend a lot of time going to calls where people are complaining that their 6 year old is getting beat up by the neighbours 6 yr old or complaints that their neighbour is putting snow in their driveway.  Most police services are extremely understaffed, at least in my part of the world, and it takes many officers and lots of man hours to be effective against the crimes you mention.\nDo you know what the number one complaint I get from people when I meet them?  People speeding in their neighbourhoods.\n\nAs for arresting "good" people? I arrest people when I have reasonable and probable grounds to believe they have committed criminal offences.  Are some of them "good"? Yes I suppose some of them are.  But you can be a great citizen and neighbour and still hit your wife.