A police officer sees a car with its engine running and lights off, backed into a parking lot of an apartment building, late at night, in an area where there have been many recent burglaries. Even though by itself, there is nothing illegal about backing a car into a parking space, the officer knows based on training and experience that backing a car into a parking space is a common tactic for criminals to make a faster getaway. This, combined with the other facts stated:
a. Gives the officer probable cause to search the car
b. Gives the officer reasonable suspicion to investigate further
c. Gives the officer probable cause to make an arrest
d. None of the above
Ans: b. Gives the officer reasonable suspicion to investigate further
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