Answer :
In NYC, a police officer can legally interfere with a person's street liberty if there's (d) reasonable suspicion, not probable cause.
Only when a NYC police officer has established that there is reasonable suspicion at the time of the interference can the officer lawfully interfere with someone's freedom on the street.
Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard requiring specific, articulable facts that lead the officer to believe that criminal activity is occurring, has occurred, or is about to occur.
It is a lower standard than probable cause but is sufficient to justify a brief detention or stop for investigative purposes. Unlike probable cause, reasonable suspicion does not require certainty or direct evidence of criminal activity but must be more than just a hunch or gut feeling.
In NYC, a police officer must have reasonable suspicion to lawfully interfere with a person's liberty in the street.
