Location: Michigan

If someone has a felony warrant, but it is non extraditable because of a complicated case, and where the state "does not want him", can this person fly from Michigan to California freely?

Just for reference, this person was picked up,(after fleeing the state of the crime), "arrested", and then held for 10 days. I use quotations because it was considered 10 days of detainment after that. Now it rests as an "alleged" arrest. I have never heard of this and do not understand a lick of this. Do you think he worked for the police or something? He was also arrested in Michigan and it was not mentioned.

Sorry, maybe TMI, the real question is, can he fly?

I'm writing a scifi/horror novel that involves an officer (RCMP in this case) going into a private company facility without a warrant, and I want to ensure that it feels accurate/realistic.

If the situation is that a distress call is received from the facility from someone saying they're hurt/injured or in danger, and when the officer arrives there, there's signs of violence outside (damage to the property, blood etc.), maybe an emergency light or something is flashing - could this be considered exigent circumstances for him to enter the building?

I'm trying to give my character an outstanding warrant he doesn't know about related to past sex trafficking. Currently I'm thinking:

The victim was arrested for prostitution in Nevada but reported his pimp for sex trafficking and got his own charges dropped and his arrest record sealed. Nevada arrested the pimp, who trafficked the victim in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and California. I think, due to crossing state lines, that would become an FBI investigation.

I was thinking at this point Arizona could issue a warrant for the victim's arrest for a separate charge of prostitution in Arizona. But if, at the same time, the FBI is investigating the trafficker in Arizona—and Nevada has already ​dismissed similar charges against the victim due to the trafficking—it doesn't seem realistic Arizona would obliviously issue a new warrant.

Am I wrong? Or do I just have to limit the trafficker's investigation to Nevada so that Arizona can act obliviously?

San Francisco, California. (But I can change it if needed.)

A generic billionaire CEO kills his close ally employee for extorting him out of millions by threatening to publish pictures of the CEO being sexually abused by his father as a child.

The CEO just walked into the office one night and shot the employee dead in his private office after-hours when few people were around. He made no attempt to evade detection, just left the scene and waited for the police to arrest him—which they did within a few hours.

Upon the employee's death, the pictures automatically publish online.

Because the CEO killed in relation to being victimized by a man who was further exploiting the CEO's past victimization by his father, the CEO's case generates some public sympathy in the media.

The CEO's father is also arrested, revealing a long history of sex crimes against others as well, and those victims begin to come forward too.

Given your understanding of legal procedure, take a shot at some possible outcomes:

1. How long does it take for the CEO to be convicted of murder?
2. Does he get out on bail?
3. Does the media sympathy affect the outcome?
4. What is his sentence?

Thank you. (Edited to add one more question.)

Hi everyone! I'm planning my next book and like to get things mostly fictional where I can.

My main character has just left USMC after 12 years and is transitioning into Police. This specific unit is new after a full 'rebuild'.

I'm presuming he won't get special 'treatment' considering his experience, and he will start from the bottom of the ranks like all newbies?

Also..

Are there general procedures for start of shift? Debriefing, assigning specific jobs for the day, getting gear on, vehicle checks?

What would the start of a shift look like for you?

Thank you so much in advance 💜

Hi there

What is the usual (if there is such a thing) training going from officer to Sargent?

My first thought would be on the job training...but since I'm not an officer maybe I'm wrong.

Is there a "police academy" type situation where the officer goes away for a week or two or whatever? (I find that unlikely, but what do I know ).

Is there a formal classroom? A "shadowing"/ride along situation where one follows another sergeant?

Thanks.

Hello everyone,

I'm writing a fanfiction that involves police and tactical operations and I really want to get the details right instead of relying on ChatGPT. I'm not in law enforcement so l'm hoping for some insight from people who are (or have been) in the field.

Scenario: In a large city like St. Louis, Los Angeles or Philadelphia a violent war between two rival crime families suddenly erupts in public, starting from a meeting in a club basement and spilling out onto the street with multiple active shooters.

1. Who gets called first and takes initial control? Regular patrol officers? Specialized units?

2. At what point does SWAT / tactical teams get activated and how would they handle containment and neutralization when there are a high number of armed suspects? (potentially 40-50+ shooters if both sides fully commit)

3. How do departments typically manage something this large, especially with civilians mixed in? Do they call in mutual aid from neighboring police department or the FBl right away?

4. What does the command structure look like in the first 30-60 minutes?

5. Do SWAT have seperate facilities from police station?

6. Probably not related but is it possible if SWAT members also worked as detective? (He's a detective but if there's an emergency case where SWAT get activate he would gear up and join the fight)

7. How is the organisation structure in the SWAT team?

Like what is the team leader called?

1. Don't laugh at me but if there's a deadly fight, do the SWAT team members get a minute to call or talk to people they love?

Any real-world procedures, past incidents or general practices would be incredibly helpful. I'm trying to make the response feel grounded and believable rather than over-the-top. Thanks in advance for any knowledge you can share!

P/S: I know this would never happen in real world and if it happens it won't end up like where I panned it to but I'm just asking in case of what if. You don't have to share extreme details, I understand some procedures are very confidential.

Hi, officers, I'm a Chinese teenager who lives in US

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I wrote some stories about US Police in my own personal lore, and to be honest the only way for me to understand this job is through Internet, TV series, movies, and some games & true bodycams, so I guess those were not enough to support my stories

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So I would like to ask you some questions👀:

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1.Can IA/IAD really affect officers' works? I only know that IAD Officers will start internal investigation to officers if they did something controversial

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2.If something terrible is happened, how long would the administrative leave have? You know, it's a police story, so shots will be fired, and maybe more things will happen, like domestic terrorist attack, diplomatic crisis, riots, etc.😐

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3.What's the use of force looks like? I know that when the suspect act aggressive, especially when they assault officers, officers can fought back with their weapons, but if the suspect stop their movement what should officers do?

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About Q3, I did wrote something about it. During the car chase, the suspect shot the police car, so the officers who sit on shotgun seat shot back by using his shotgun(shot three times, two missed, one hit in the right arm), then the driver officer P.I.T. the suspect, and suspect's car stopped. After that they stop the car, get out, point their guns to the suspect's car and ask him to give up. The suspect didn't, so the driver officer smashed the window and drag the suspect out of the window and arrest him. Will it be too much or just enough?

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Thanks for your help😃

What kind of punishments might you get if you're caught not reporting it?

Not colluding, just not reporting it. Like, say, you witness a guy steal a car and you just walk by and decide not to report it, even when you're home safe and can expect no retaliation.

Official punishments? Snubbing? A talking to from a supervisor?

I'd expect it to differ from state to state and municipality to municipality, so as many answers as possible would be great.

So my scenario is a guy linked to an FBI case was killed by a gun linked to the ghost gun blip ATF is onto (so it's safe to to say that this is an inter-agency case, kind of the Denzel and Val Kilmer movie "Deja Vu" kind of situation; don't know if something like that would even happen in the first place). My question is who would be the reponsible for lifting the prints from the gun? FBI or ATF?

In the US, particularly Philadelphia PA, and Annapolis MD, what is the name of the form used for when an officer is injured while in the line of duty? If anyone has a template of the form, that would be super helpful, or if you can give a brief explanation on what the form would look like or what would be put in it, that would be awesome. Thanks!

Can a detective be assigned to handle or file or digitize evidence in an evidence locker for cases that aren’t assigned to them?

Also are evidence lockers usually populated / heavily trafficked areas?

I am writing a fiction book & want to make sure I am being as accurate as possible. What usually transpires when high school parties get busted? If there's probable cause of underage drinking / weed or weed distribution, do teens get arrested and brought to the station? Are they typically brought to the station for their parents to pick them up? Is all of this dependent on which state you're in?

TYIA for your input & the wonderful work that law enforcement does!

Hi there, I'm a published author working on a novel about LE officer working in the American South in the near future, say like 2085 (I don't think any of that will be relevant for the question but just to share!). In the book, two officers (one more senior and one more junior but the same rank) are looking for a drunk husband in a field when the older, male officer is shot and killed. The younger, more junior officer fires her gun in response but just in the direction from which she heard gunfire since they are in a field of tall reeds and there isn't much visibility. Does that seem realistic? From the r/AskLE subreddit I have learned that in this scenario she would likely keep her badge, be placed on administrative leave, and that her firearm would be confiscated (? this is probably not the right word) at the scene of the incident. My question is: can anyone shed any light on how that interaction would play out? Who takes her firearm, what would they say, when would they take it, etc.? Does she need to sign something? And if any other part of this scene seems wildly inaccurate please feel free to chime in. Thanks so much!

EDIT: I'm asking this to get a timeline of approximately when the victim and the boyfriend can get back into the residence after the suspect's arrest (2 days, 5 days, 10 days??), and what the house would look like following evidence collection.

The victim is a woman living alone in a mountain estate that is approximately 12,000 square feet, with 9 bedrooms, most of them converted to libraries, art display, etc, plus a soundproofed music studio. While she and her new boyfriend, who was visiting for the week, were away for one night, her stalker entered the home with the victim's weekly housekeeping crew, then stayed overnight, explored the house, and planted surveillance devices in most of the rooms.

When the victim and her boyfriend returned, the stalker hid until the victim was alone in the kitchen and the boyfriend was in the soundproofed music studio. The stalker approached her from behind while she was using her laptop to record herself cooking and attempted to subdue her. His brachial artery and her scalp were cut with a kitchen knife during the struggle, spilling a lot of blood from each person. They also smashed several large bowls of raw batter and ingredients, which spread across the floor while they fought. The stalker succeeded in subduing her and taking her out of the house to a second location, but the new boyfriend spotted them leaving and alerted the police, who rescued the woman (who was severely injured) and arrested the kidnapper about forty minutes later.

The police have the recording of the kidnapping in progress from the victim's laptop, and they're aware that the suspect is extremely tech savvy and has a well-documented history of stalking the victim, with indications (but no hard proof) that he might have been doing it electronically as well. It's important as a later plot point that the recording devices are found, but they don't necessarily have to be found by the police. The suspect is refusing to cooperate in any way with the police and is giving no statements. The victim is in an induced coma for two days due to the injuries she sustained while being taken to the second location, and hospitalized but alert for six days.

This is a very high-profile case because the victim and her boyfriend are internationally known public figures, and the stalker is a fairly prominent member of the local community (wealthy and very well-connected).

About how long and how thoroughly would the police search the house and grounds, since there's ample evidence of the kidnapping? For example, would they search through the thousands of books, and in the artworks, etc.? Go through all the rooms for evidence? How much of the house would they fingerprint? When would the visiting boyfriend be allowed to retrieve his own things from the house, including a highly valuable, irreplaceable musical instrument he needs as soon as possible for his work.

Thanks so much for your time and expertise on this question!

I have a FMC who was kidnapped out of her home by a delusional male stalker who spent time in her home while she was out of town overnight. The stalker entered the home not long after she left, spent time in various rooms, planted listening devices and cameras, and then waited for her to return. His plan was to kidnap her, take her to a second location for a period of time to convince/brainwash her into being in a relationship with him, and then return to her home with her and live with her there. He placed the recording devices in case the plan failed, and so that they would already be in place after they returned if the plan succeeded. During the kidnapping, the FMC fought and they injured each other, but he got her out of the house before she escaped and he was arrested. While she was hospitalized for her injuries, the police searched the crime scene and discovered the recording devices.

Prior to the trial, would they have told her about finding the recording devices? In how much detail? What else would they have told her about what they found, in terms of his fingerprints, DNA, and belongings being in her bedroom, bathrooms, etc.?

Thanks so much for your expertise!

The title is a bit misleading, but this question is very situation-specific. In my story, FMC is a homicide detective investigating the death of a firefighter. The victim had been dispatched to a nearby fire and was murdered in an alley while evacuating the building.

I imagine there's an unrelated simultaneous investigation being done of the fire, with another detective team. How long would it take for them to determine whether it was arson or an accident? Can my FMC request to interrogate their suspect for her homicide case (to see if theyre connected at all)? If so, how does that work? And if there's another factor that I'm overlooking, please let me know

Thanks for any help. This may be a reach. (Cases online don't state the nuts and bolts I need.) I don't need lots of details, but I need to know the general outline of how this would work.

1. A gambling investigation begins in Las Vegas (suspicious bets on sports): 

·      How would this be initiated and by which jurisdiction(s)? 

·      How would investigation be conducted?

Gambling investigation needs to lead back to another state (see below):

·      How would this connection be made? (Wiretaps, interviews, or something else, or all?)

·      How would this investigation proceed?

·      How long? By which jurisdiction(s)?

1. Gambling investigation needs to lead to corruption in a large construction project in another state, think maybe New York or Philadelphia. (Corruption could include leaking bid information, bribes, kickbacks, bid rigging, change orders, etc.): 

·      What are the best ways to hide this corruption? (Need to be hard to discover, but not impossible for main character.)

·      How would this connection be made by officials? (Wiretaps? Bank records? Etc.?)

·      What jurisdictions? What investigative agencies? (Local, state, federal? Or all?)

1. The gambling and corruption cases:

·      Separate cases? How is prosecution sought? (Records seizure? Etc.?)

·      How are charges brought? (Grand jury? Local, state, federal?) 

·      Timeline? How long, etc.?

·      How do cases proceed? How are individuals charged? 

·      How long until trials? How do trials proceed? 

·      How are witnesses identified, testimonies sought, used in trials? (Need main character to be a key witness and have interactions with prosecuting attorney.) 

·      How resolved? (Need guilty verdicts.)

Thanks again for any help.