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Police Department officers should rarely default immediately to an arrest in non-felony scenarios. In non-felony scenarios, officers are allowed to exercise their their discretion as to whether or not to arrest the offender. if you are able to exercise other methods, like conversation, to ensure a repeat of the offense does not occur, then you have no need to arrest the individual. Fresno Police Department officers are required to immediately move to arrest all suspects who have committed a felony.