A police officer has probable cause to arrest a man when the officer
A. Knows of the man's general reputation as a drug dealer
B. Saw the man hanging around a street corner all day where illegal drugs are sold
C. Receives a call from dispatch with the man's description, a detailed description of his car, and a report that he was seen leaving the scene of a robbery
D. Arrested the man's friend for possession of stolen checks while the two were sitting in a car
ANSWER: C
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