IN: A protective sweep was justified when officers were told they were alone in a house and another man was glimpsed

Officers acting on a drug tip conducted surveillance of a home. They finally came for a knock-and-talk and were admitted by somebody with apparent authority. Once inside, officers were told the people they saw in the living room were all the ones there, but they saw a man peek around a corner. That caused a valid protective sweep of the rest of the house, and they found a little cocaine in the kitchen. Bradley v. State, 2015 Ind. App. LEXIS 631 (September 16, 2015).*

There was probable cause for defendant’s arrest for robbery, and an arrest warrant wasn’t required. Here, police put out that he was wanted for the robbery, and that justified his detention under collective knowledge. His arrest wasn’t unlawful so his statements aren’t suppressed. State v. Pate, 2015 Mo. App. LEXIS 937 (September 15, 2015).