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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco
It is not a police officers job to sort out innocence or guilt, that is the magistrate's and judge's job. The officers job is simply to issue and fulfill the warrant.
It also appears to me that some of you have never seen an arrest warrant before. They are very basic with very little information; name, address and what they are wanted for (in this case Auto Theft). If I was to give you a paper and that was all the information you was given what would you do? You going to ask for proof of ownership of all the vehicles that you see? Problem with that. You don't know what vehicle was supposedly stolen or who from. Also you don't know if it is hidden or at another location. What are you going to do if the paperwork checks out? Report in that he is innocent and that you refuse to issue the warrant? Do that and you will be out of a job before your shift ends.
Everyone that keeps saying "Police should have done this or that" or "The police should be sued as well" don't know jack squat about what the officers job entails or how arrests are done.
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I have served many warrants and made thousands of arrests over the years, First a Police Report has to be taken, or a report is taken by the DAs investigator to see if there is a crime, then contact is made with the suspect, and if no contact can be made the investigator goes to the judge for a warrant if there is Probable Cause. There was no stolen car to arrest the man for as he had a contract and all necessary documents. The dealer made a mistake and this should have gone to civil court.