Los oficiales de paz pueden arrestar a alguien si ven que comete un delito. También pueden hacerlo si tienen buenas razones para pensar que alguien ha cometido un delito, incluso si no lo ven.
Es como un árbitro en un partido de fútbol que puede sancionar una falta que no vio, pero que le contaron que sucedió justo antes.
Imagina que Juan, un oficial de paz, está patrullando en su vecindario. Ve a alguien robando una tienda, así que arresta a esa persona. Pero si escucha gritos de un asalto en la calle y corre hacia el lugar, también puede arrestar al sospechoso si tiene razones para creer que esa persona cometió el delito.
believed by him to have been committed in such manner or place as to render arrest of the offender by such peace officer under the particular circumstances an integral part of his specialized duties. 3. A peace officer, whether or not he is acting pursuant to his special duties, may arrest a person for an offense committed or believed by him to have been committed within the geographical area of such peace officer's employment, as follows: (a) He may arrest such person for any offense when such person has in fact committed such offense in his presence; and (b) He may arrest such person for a felony when he has reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed such felony, whether in his presence or otherwise. 4. A peace officer, when outside the geographical area of his employment, may, anywhere in the state, arrest a person for a felony when he has reasonable cause to believe that such person has there committed such felony in his presence, provided that such arrest is made during or immediately after the allegedly criminal conduct or during the alleged perpetrator's immediate flight therefrom. 5. For the purposes of this section, the "geographical area of employment" of a peace officer is as follows: (a) The " geographical area of employment " of any peace officer employed as such by any agency of the state consists of the entire state; (b) The " geographical area of employment " of any peace officer employed as such by an agency of a county, city, town or village
Sí, un oficial puede arrestar a alguien por un delito grave en cualquier parte del estado si tiene razones para creer que sucedió cerca de él.
Si tiene buenas razones para creer que alguien cometió un delito, puede arrestarlo, incluso si no lo vio directamente.
El área de trabajo puede variar, pero en general, un oficial estatal puede actuar en todo el estado, mientras que uno de una ciudad o condado tiene un área más limitada.
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