Dedicated to Helping Victims of Civil Rights Violations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. It may come as a surprise that police officers can't arrest anyone at any time.Welcome to the Chicago Police Department's Online Reporting System. You can use the system to make an immediate report of a crime in which you are the victim. NOTE: This page has updated content to reflect new U.S. federal law with passage of the First Step Act (P. I have a friend who is a county police officer. He made a legitimate arrest of a suspect for drug possession. Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. You have the right to not be arrested or handcuffed without "probable cause" to believe that you have committed a crime. To the claim and the evidence in the case.