If you are accused of a crime, you are detained. You can get bail, but only if you can convince the judge that you aren't likely to re-offend (or flee) during t

If you are accused of a crime, you are detained. You can get bail, but only if you can convince the judge that you aren't likely to re-offend (or flee) during the bail period. It's the same basic principle. The point is, there's stuff like formal charges, warrants, and so on which have to be taken care of. The cops can't just impound your car because someone said you were using it to ship stolen property - they need to get a warrant.