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Arrest Without Warrant By Police In Bronx
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For serious crimes, they may be actively looking for him and it could be anywhere from hours to days to weeks. For less serious crimes, they have the warrant and they'll wait for him to come into contact with an officer on a traffic stop or something and get arrested. That could take months or longer.
Yes, if an officer has probable cause to believe someone has committed a crime, they can arrest them without a search or arrest warrant'. Normally the consequence is that that person can be brought to and booked into a jail.
Most states allow prosecutors up to 72 hours after an arrest to file charges, although some states, like California, allow only 48 hours. If the prosecutor fails to bring charges within this time limit, the court has to release you. Failure to do that is a violation of your rights.
In situations where law enforcement officers have a strong probable cause from the outset and can quickly collect and present the necessary information to a judge, an arrest warrant may be issued within a matter of hours.
When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested of his authority and the cause of the arrest, unless the person to be arrested is then engaged in the commission of an offense, or is pursued immediately after its commission or after an escape, or flees or forcibly resists ...
In NY a suspect must be arraigned within 48 hours (72 hours on a weekend) or he must be released. At arraignment he is formally charged and most often bail conditions are set.