And, as soon as Derek is exonerated, I aim to sue the sheriff and the town for false arrest and imprisonment. A new approach will help decrease the numerous claims of false arrest, police brutality, false imprisonment and other wrongful police activities.Sample Notice of Claims - Chapter 15 - False Arrest and Police Misconduct. The main difference between the two is that false arrest requires an arrest, but, false imprisonment only requires unlawful detention. False arrest (sometimes called "wrongful arrest" or "unlawful arrest") is the unlawful restraint of a person's freedom of movement. Cases of wrongful arrest vary from one situation to another. Generally, here are the most common types of wrongful arrest cases. A false arrest may lead to a civil rights claim when law enforcement officers engage in misconduct in arresting a suspect. For example, keeping someone locked in your home against that person's will is false arrest. It's possible that a prosecutor could charge the officer with false arrest.