Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shelby County Jail. A fishing trip at a neighborhood lake in East Memphis has turned into a criminal case over just ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of making a citizen’s arrest on a child who he said was fishing on his East Memphis property appeared in court on Friday morning. Stanley Trezevant is charged with ...

It has a dull title – the Crimes Amendment Act 2026 – but one aspect of its provisions has had plenty of publicity: the expanded right to make “citizen’s arrests”. Aimed primarily at giving retail ...

Yes — citizen's arrests are legal in California, and anyone can make one with probable cause. California Penal Code 837 PC, or the citizen's arrest law, was enacted in 1872 and does not appear to have ...

What is a citizens arrest? That's something a new bill is hoping to clarify when lawmakers go into session in a few weeks.