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  • Police officer seated at a dimly lit desk, reviewing case files and photographs with paperwork spread across the surface.
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    Reasonable suspicion, probable cause, and proof beyond a reasonable doubt

    People sometimes hear that police had enough evidence to arrest somebody, then wonder how that same person could walk out of court with a not-guilty verdict. Or they see an officer detain someone for questioning and assume the officer must already have enough evidence to make an arrest. The confusion usually comes from treating reasonable…

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  • Two women facing each other in an office, one wearing a blue shirt and the other a patterned blouse with an arm raised.
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    Just because you filed a report, doesn’t mean you’re entitled to a warrant

    A police report is a record of what somebody reported to law enforcement. It doesn’t establish that a crime occurred, and it doesn’t mean somebody has to be arrested. Sometimes an officer takes a report and begins an investigation. Other times, there’s nothing more for law enforcement to do with the information provided. I understand…

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Michael Saad is a law enforcement veteran whose career has taken him around the world and eventually back to where it started.

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