The officer does not have to obtain a warrant to make the arrest based off of the probable cause that he or she was given by the victim since robbery is a felony. Based off of the United States v. Watson Supreme Court ruling, the officer does not have to obtain a warrant to arrest a person in a public place such as a park as long as he or she has probable cause that the “suspect committed a felony” (Hall, 2015, p. 450). The officer cannot just walk up and place the suspected robber under arrest. Upon making contact with the suspected robber, the officer should corroborate the information that they were given by the victim in order to avoid arresting an innocent person. If the officer finds evidence of a robbery and or specific items that the
