MPTC POLICE ACADEMY CRIMINAL LAW EXAM 2025 NEW

You observe a man walking down the street. He looks around then enters a yard and takes a pink flamingo lawn ornament. He then continues walking down the street. Upon stopping him, he admits to stealing the flamingo. It still has the $29.99 price tag on it. What is the strongest police action you can take? A. Summons the individual for larceny under. B. Arrest the person for larceny over. C. Arrest the person for larceny under. D. Summons the person for larceny under. - Correct Ans-C. Arrest the person for larceny under. You receive a call from the local video store that a customer has failed to return several porn tapes. After contacting the customer, he reluctantly gives you the tapes. The store manager says this is the third time that this has happened, and he wants to press charges. What do you do? A. Arrest the subject for larceny over, hold the tapes as evidence. B. Summons the customer for larceny and return the tapes to the store. C. Summons the customer for failure to return leased property and hold the tapes for evidence. D. Summons the individual and bring the tapes home to watch. - Correct Ans-C. Summons the customer for failure to return leased property and hold the tapes for evidence. Lucy and Ricky go out on a date. Upon returning to Lucy's apartment, Ricky wants to come in. Lucy refuses. Ricky gives her a goodnight kiss, and while doing so grabs her buttocks firmly with both hands. Lucky breaks free and calls the police. Upon responding they find Ricky walking down the sidewalk. What is the strongest action police can take? A. Arrest Ricky for Indecent Assault and Battery. B. Summons Ricky for Indecent Assault and Battery. C. Arrest Ricky for Assault and Battery. D. There is nothing you can do. - Correct Ans-A. Arrest Ricky for Indecent Assault and Battery. Payton and Wes are in a bar. They have never met before. They get into an argument about sports. Payton grabs Wes and slams his head into the bar. What charge should be brought? A. Assault and battery. B. Disorderly. C. Affray. D. Assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. - Correct Ans-D. Assault and Battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Officer Shifty stops a motor vehicle operated by an attractive female. He suggests that instead of writing her a citation, she could follow him to a deserted area and perform oral sex on him. She agrees. What charges could be brought against the officer? A. Rape. B. Indecent assault and battery on a person over 14. C. Extortion. D. Criminal Usury. - Correct Ans-C. Extortion. Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Larceny of a firearm is always a felony. B. Receiving stolen property valued at under $1,200 is never a felony. C. Assault and battery committed in the past can sometimes be arrestable. D. You can never arrest for a threat without a warrant. - Correct Ans-B. Receiving stolen property valued at under $1,200. Mortimer and Rudolph work together at Walmart. Rudolph becomes jealous when Mortimer is promoted to the automotive department. He calls Dominos Pizza and has 12 12 party-sized pizzas delivered to Mortimer's house. He is caught and has to pay for the pizza. Even angrier, he is caught "keying" Mortimer's car on the security camera. What do you charge Rudolph with? A. Stalking. B. Criminal Harassment. C. Nothing. D. Malicious Destruction. - Correct Ans-D. Malicious Destruction. Due to the police involvement in the above incident, Rudolph threatens to get even with Mortimer and beats him up. You are again called to the scene. What do you do? A. Charge Rudolph with stalking. B. Charge Rudolph with criminal harassment. C. Give Rudolph a trespass notice from Walmart. D. Tell Mortimer grow up, to get a life and handle the matter himself. - Correct Ans-A. Charge Rudolph with stalking. Heroin is a class ____ substance. A. A B. B C. C D. D - Correct Ans-A. A. The statute of limitations on murder is.... A. Ten years. B. 15 years. C. 6 years. D. There are none. - Correct Ans-D. There are none. Tabitha, age 9, is sexually assaulted on her way home from ballet lessons. Her mother reports this to you. How many years do you have to locate and charge the perpetrator? A. 15. B. 34. C. 27. D. 10. - Correct Ans-C. 27 What class of drugs is marijuana? A. A. B. B. C. C. D. D - Correct Ans-D. D. Give an example of a class B drug. A. Heroin. B. Marijuana. C. Peyote. D. Cocaine. - Correct Ans-D. Cocaine. Rodney looks at his wife's cell phone and sees she has been sending text messages to Fabio, the pool boy. Rodney confronts her, grabs her by the throat, and chokes her until she passes out. Upon wakening, she calls the police. What would you charge Rodney with? A. Assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. B. Voluntary manslaughter. C. Strangulation. D. No charges, it is justified under the circumstances. - Correct Ans-C. Strangulation. Frank picks up his son from day care and takes him to Disneyland. He has visitation rights, but his ex-wife has full legal and physical custody. The trip to Disneyland was without any authority or permission. You receive word that Frank is back in town a week later. You locate him at his place of work. What is the strongest police action you can take? A. Summons him for parental kidnapping. B. Arrest him for parental kidnapping. C. Summons him for child endangerment. D. Report him to DCF. - Correct Ans-B. Arrest him for parental kidnapping. John calls the police department and reports that his wife was behind him on route 202 for about a half mile. John has an active restraining order in effect for her and it includes "no contact." What is the strongest police action you can take? A. Nothing. B. Arrest the wife for a 209A violation. C. Summons the wi