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They can arrest but they cannot prosecute. The state needs to try the suspects and enforce any penalties. UP police cannot do the latter -they can only arres
by mc32 5y ago
They can arrest but they cannot prosecute. The state needs to try the suspects and enforce any penalties. UP police cannot do the latter -they can only arrest.
Maybe they can seek trial in a different locale if the railroad right of way has different jurisdiction.
- lazyasciiart 5y agoThat's the same as the normal LA police. The prosecutor is a separate department altogether.
- nradov 5y agoThe only other option the UP police have is asking a federal prosecutor to take the case. And that's only if there's some credible evidence of a federal law violation.
- beerandt 5y agoI'm not generally one for expanding federal jurisdictional reach, but there's a much clearer federal connection for: internationally imported shipping containers leaving a federal port facility on a (primarily) federally regulated mode of transportation devoted (primarily) to interstate commerce... than there is for 90% of what legally gets classified today as federal jurisdiction.
- GoOnThenDoTell 5y agoIs there no theft laws at the federal level?