{"id":175,"date":"2017-12-06T10:24:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=175"},"modified":"2026-01-07T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:36:33","slug":"can-cops-stop-street-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/can-cops-stop-street-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"When Can Cops Stop You on the Street in Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If a police officer wants to stop you on the street, he or she has to have a reasonable suspicion to believe that you have committed or are committing a crime. A recent case<\/a> out of Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeals involving an alleged Tampa burglary crime is a good example of just how seriously judges take that requirement.The case stemmed from an incident on the University of South Florida campus. A man testified that he was driving near the campus when he noticed two people fighting. He said he observed a young man in a white tank top and jeans on a bicycle trying to get away from a young woman pulling on his tank top and yelling \u201che stole my phone.” The man on the bike swung his arms at the woman and was able to shake her off and get away.<\/p>\n

A USF police officer later responded to the scene and said she noticed three suspects on bikes in the area. She said one of the suspects was wearing a white tank top and shorts. The officer flashed her vehicle\u2019s police lights and yelled \u201cstop, police,\u201d but the man in the tank top fled the scene. A Tampa police officer later apprehended a person whom the court called \u201cB.M.\u201d in a shed in a residential backyard. The USF officer identified B.M. as the person who had fled. He was charged with resisting an officer and burglary. The officers did not recover the missing phone. B.M. was eventually convicted on both charges and sentenced to juvenile probation.<\/p>\n

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If a police officer wants to stop you on the street, he or she has to have a reasonable suspicion to believe that you have committed or are committing a crime. 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