Henrico Police Officer Scenario Summary

The scenario starts by introducing T. G. Redd, a sworn Henrico police officer. As a sworn law enforcement officer in the state of Virginia, Redd has certain powers and responsibilities, even while off-duty and out of his jurisdiction. While off-duty at Stony Point Fashion Park of Chesterfield, Virginia, Redd comes across Mike Richards, a man Redd had obtained warrants in Henrico for Breaking and Entering, Vandalism, and Malicious Wounding, though had yet to serve them. As Richards is leaving the store, Redd observes a woman Richard’s joined put several items from the shelf into her purse before the duo exited the store. As an off-duty law enforcement officer out of his jurisdiction, Redd has the ability to detain suspects having committed
Again, regardless, this does not change Redd’s off-duty powers or responsibilities. Redd had no authority in this situation to draw his service weapon to perform a felony stop of the vehicle and its occupants. Instead, Redd should have identified himself as a police officer, presenting his badge and badge alone, and told the vehicle to pull over. From an officer safety standpoint, Redd was highly outnumbered by the vehicle’s four occupants and stopping the four by gunpoint presented an unnecessary risk to the public, the vehicle’s occupants, and Redd himself. Furthermore, Redd had no jurisdiction to arrest either Shrimpton or Richards. Redd should have told Shrimpton that she was simply being detained for larceny and Richards for being a possible accessory to the crime while he contacted Chesterfield Police. Being that Redd did place the two in handcuffs and told them that they were under arrest, Redd should have told each of them the reasoning for the arrests and read them their Miranda
Because it is not known whether they are involved in Shrimpton’s activities, Redd’s actions are not wrong. However, Redd is not the one who should be investigating this larceny, Chesterfield Police should be. Redd also should not have been questioning Richards about his involvement in the breaking and entering, vandalism, or malicious wounding of his ex-roommate, as Richards has not yet been told why he is under arrest, been read his Miranda warnings read to him, or even been served his