If you are arrested without probable cause and falsely charged, can you sue the arresting officer? How would you go about doing this?In determining whether there was probable cause to arrest appellant, we must look to the evidence upon which the police officers acted at the time of arrest. It is axiomatic that probable cause is required to effect a warrantless arrest. Essentially, probable cause is used to ensure that people who are arrested and charged with crimes are arrested and charged for a valid reason. Can police officers make arrests without probable cause, search warrants, or the consent of the defendant? In order to make a lawful arrest, the police must have probable cause. An individual who wishes to conduct a free arrest record search in Franklin County may submit a FOIA request to the agency that performed the arrest. Arresting without a warrant. Police cannot arrest you without a warrant, or without probable cause a crime occurred or is currently in progress.