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What are the powers of a retail security guard compared to a police officer?
The power of arrest is not limited to police
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A person who is not a police officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person if they:
are in the act of committing an offence
have just ...
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What are the powers of a retail security guard compared to a police officer?
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If an owner of property or someone authorized by the owner observes another committing a crime in relation to that property, the owner or person authorized can make a citizen's arrest (see ...
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What are the powers of a retail security guard compared to a police officer?
A security guard does not have special police privileges, but in the US the shopkeeper has a privilege known as the shopkeeper's privilege to detain a suspected shoplifter for a reasonable time, and ...
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can a parent take away property their child borrowed from me?
As guardians, your cousin's parents may take away property from their child. However, under the terms of the bailment, they must immediately return it to you if they do so.
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can a parent take away property their child borrowed from me?
Your cousin's mother is entitled to restrict what items her minor child can access (in this case, your phone). So you cannot insist that she return your phone to your cousin but you can insist that ...
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Theft by proxy using wild Crows?
Alice believes the bills are found somewhere on the ground or likely lost by people. She pockets them.
The question seems to assume this is legal. Chapter 41 Section 252 of the laws of New York ...
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Theft by proxy using wild Crows?
This answer assumes no further intention than is disclosed in the question. If Alice had heightened or more precise intentions, that would change the analysis and could transform the scenario to be ...
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