Originally Posted by
citation35hf
You are simply being detained for a criminal investigation and not free to leave so everything you say on the ride over can be putt into the report, you don't need to be read miranda because you are not under arrest yet.
I'm in california. I did a lot of JAG investigations in parallel with civilian prosecutions. The police can stop you and ask you some questions without reading your rights, and can ask you to do a FST. But if they place you under duress (a situation where you are significantly intimidated) they had better mirandize you. "Arrest" is in the eye of the beholder...a ride to the station in handcuffs puts most folks under duress.
They can detain witnesses for investigation, but if you are obviously a suspect and they don't read your rights, no bueno.
I'm not up-to-date on the process, but it can't have changed THAT much.
What state are you in?