I'd always assumed that the police lied routinely in order to arrest criminals, but this?

How could we arrest criminals, if they could flee from justice at such speed over both land and sea?

And it is the law to arrest criminals at the first possible opportunity.

Of course we need to arrest and imprison dangerous criminals.

Their job is to collect information, not to arrest or prosecute criminals.

"They regained the freedom to go out and be cops, to arrest criminals instead of driving past them."

Role of Videotapes But law enforcement officials said the material could help them arrest criminals.

And, of course, they have arrested criminals too.

The civilian police are to be the only government agency with the power to arrest criminals.

Their mandate has been to prevent crime more than to arrest criminals.