QUOTE (gel @ Apr 15 2010, 04:38 PM)
The story re
suspicious character near
Millets states
He was detained by Police Community Support Officers however ,he ran off....as villains will.
Therefore, he was
not detained by the plastic plods but later on by the real plods.
Lucky he wasn't causing someone physical harm.
I believe in most areas these plod impersonators can't use force to restrain or clap in irons etc.
A civilian can make a citizens arrest and use reasonable force to restrain someone if they suspect him of loss or damage to property. Lots of stories about people sitting on someone until the police arrive. It seems there was more than one PCSO at the scene. What did they do ask him to sit on the naughty step until a police officer arrived?