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Originally Posted by codynw
Serious question, if I catch someone in my house stealing things, am I legally allowed to do anything about it (beyond calling the police)?
I have a feeling I already know the answer.
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Yes, you can make a citizen arrest.
The people in this video don't have legal grounds to arrest this person because they were Wal-Mart employees, they had the same legal grounds as everyone else.
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/o...tre/wyntk.html
It's usually store policies to prevent violent confrontation because of liability issues and the like, but anyone is entitled to perform a citizen arrest. Need to be careful that it doesn't become unlawful though.