Opinion ID: 2095712
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Heading: Arrest Procedure

Text: Poore alleges that his warrantless arrest was not supported by probable cause and that any evidence gained from that arrest should have been suppressed. However, no evidence was gained directly from Poore's arrest; rather, Poore seeks to suppress evidence gained from Goodwin's warrantless arrest. Both parties appear to assume that Poore has standing to challenge Goodwin's arrest. Quite aside from the doubtful validity of this assumption, the arrests of both Poore and Goodwin were proper. An arrest without a warrant is proper when it is supported by reasonable and probable cause. Arnold v. State (1984), Ind., 460 N.E.2d 494. Probable cause to arrest without a warrant exists if the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that the accused has committed the crime in question. Gee v. State (1984), Ind., 471 N.E.2d 1115. In this case, officers knew that Poore's car was seen in the area at the time of the burglary, and that it was seen again at a location where items stolen in the burglary were recovered. Poore was in the company of Goodwin, whose description matched that given by neighbors. Further, he had a criminal record of similar burglaries. We have held defendant's car in the vicinity of the crime at the time of its commission, an accomplice removing stolen items from the car, and defendant's history as a known burglar sufficient to establish probable cause for a warrantless arrest. Funk v. State (1981), Ind., 427 N.E.2d 1081. In this case, the facts and circumstances known to the officers were sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that Poore and Goodwin committed the burglary in question. Thus, the trial court properly admitted evidence resulting from both arrests.