If a peace officer is informed of a threat to do injury to a person or a person's property, it is his duty to:

a. prevent the injury by any or all means
b. prevent the injury if within his power
c. call any number of the citizens of the county together and delegate the responsibility to them
d. he has no particular duty to act on information alone
e. report it to the magistrate


Answer: b. prevent the injury if within his power

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