In person; By telephone; In writing; By completing our online Civilian Complaint Report. By filing a complaint with the police department, you can demand the officer face repercussions for their false arrest.A peace officer may make a valid arrest without a warrant in certain circumstances other than those set out in this instruction. Call the General Investigations Bureau's front office at (951) 353-7100. Fill out pages 2 and 3 of this form. Then make copies of all pages of this form. A trial judge acted erroneously in granting summary judgment to the defendants in a false arrest lawsuit. (a) The arrest is made without a warrant pursuant to Penal Code § 836 which includes: 1. A misdemeanor committed in the presence of the investigator. (a) The arrest is made without a warrant pursuant to Penal Code § 836 which includes: 1.