Sgt. wished to confirm his authority to seize a phone from relative of homicide suspect; brother came to police department voluntarily, information existed to believe text messages related to homicide would be found on phone.

Agency had uncertainty about the scope of the Company Police Act, and G.S. §122C-251.

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In a crime that was somewhat Ferguson-esque, a young man leaped over a convenience store counter, desperate for cigar rolling papers. Thrice had suspect pleaded with clerk to sell him the items, which she refused as he lacked identification for the purchase of tobacco products. After announcing that he would come back and “rob the store” for the rolling papers, he did indeed return, and took them by force (i.e., by jumping the counter), but left $1.25 for the clerk as he departed the store with his girlfriend.

Complicated facts confronted Sgt. where putative “father” left with six-month-old child, his biological status as father uncertain. He told mother (after dropping off another minor at Burger King, where mom worked) that she would not see this child again unless [a specified condition was met]. “Father” is not on birth certificate, there is no paternity test, and mother states there is 50-50% chance he is real father. These facts resulted in legally complex set of law enforcement options; and to further complicate the analysis, child and “suspect” were located in another jurisdiction, with two separate agencies failing to reach agreement on [...]