Peter & lists, I did a search and I have to say I was a bit surprised by the results! Below is a copy of what I found for citizen arrest in Massachusetts.
Commonwealth v. Harris, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 165 (1981). Citizen's Arrest. "In Massachusetts a private person may lawfully arrest someone who has in fact committed a felony... The stricter requirement for a citizen's arrest -- that the person arrested be shown in fact to have committed a felony -- is designed to discourage such arrests and to prevent "the dangers of uncontrolled vigilantism and anarchistic actions." ...Generally, the person arrested must be convicted of a felony before the "in fact committed" element is satisfied and the arrest validated. If the citizen is in error in making the arrest, he may be liable in tort for false arrest or false imprisonment." EJ Mandigo - Kneszewski www.PublicSafetyForums.com "Laughter attracts joy, releases negativity, and leads to miraculous cures." Sent from my iPad On Jun 2, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Peter S <[email protected]> wrote: > call around 8 AM - 460.50 R - Boston PD - at Days Inn at 1234 Soldiers > Field Road - father is abusing 10 year old son - caller will do a > citizens arrest > > Do we even have citizens arrest laws in Massachuetts? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "massfire" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
