What Does Reasonable Suspicion Mean?
For an officer to have permission to stop you, they must have âreasonable suspicion, based on observable conduct and/or information," says Spodek. If you match the description of a recent burglary suspect, for example, or were observed running a red light, that would generally be considered reasonable suspicion.Without some sense that illegal activity has taken place, or is about to, police have no âprobable cause" to stop you.