Auto Arrest Protection

Detect Police and Sheriff officers in your ER:LC server who arrest a cuffed player without transporting them, and warn, kick, ban or team kick them automatically.

What is Auto Arrest Protection?

Auto Arrest Protection catches Police and Sheriff officers who arrest a cuffed player without driving them to the jail. When a suspect is sent straight to the jail while the officer stays behind, Melonly PMs the officer and can then kick, ban or team kick them, based on your settings.

Auto Arrest Protection is off by default.

How to Use Auto Arrest Protection

Find Auto Arrest Protection on the ER:LC Integration → API page, below Safe Zone Enforcement.

Configuration Options

SettingDescription
Auto Arrest ProtectionTurns the feature on or off. Off by default.
ActionWhat happens once an officer runs out of warnings: Warn Officer Only, Kick Officer, Ban Officer or Team Kick Officer. Bans are made by Roblox ID.
Team Kick DurationHow long a team kicked officer is kept off their team, such as 30m, 2h or 1d. Only shown when Action is Team Kick Officer. Defaults to 1 hour.
Warnings Before ActionHow many in-game PM warnings an officer gets within an hour before the action is taken, from 0 to 10. 0 means instant action. Disabled when Action is Warn Officer Only.
Create Moderation RecordLogs a warning, kick or ban against the officer. Team kicks are logged as warnings.
Alert ChannelThe Discord channel detections are sent to
Auto Unjail Affected PlayersRuns :unjail on the suspect and PMs them that they were released

Configuration

Action

When is an Officer Flagged?

Melonly checks your server's player positions every few seconds. An officer is flagged when both of these happen:

  1. The Suspect is Cuffed

    A player is within cuffing range (2.5 studs) of exactly one Police or Sheriff officer.

  2. The Suspect Jumps to the Jail

    Within 15 seconds, the player is inside the jail while the officer stays behind. The officer is still on Police or Sheriff, outside every station and at least 100 studs from the suspect.

What is Never Flagged

  • Arrests that start inside the Police Station (3161), the Jail (5021) or the Sheriff Station (10021)
  • Suspects who were already jailed or already at the jail
  • Suspects with two officers in cuffing range, since Melonly can't tell who made the arrest
  • Suspects moved by a staff command, such as :jail, :arrest or :tp, within 10 seconds of the jump. This includes commands that target all or others.

What Happens on Detection?

  1. The officer always gets an in-game PM first.
  2. If they've used up their Warnings Before Action within the last hour, Melonly runs the Action. A team kick moves the officer to Civilian and keeps them off Police or Sheriff for the Team Kick Duration.
  3. If Create Moderation Record is on, the warning, kick or ban is logged against the officer.
  4. If an Alert Channel is set, Melonly sends an embed showing the officer, the suspect, the action taken, where the suspect was cuffed, where they were jailed and where the officer stayed.
  5. If Auto Unjail Affected Players is on, the suspect is released with :unjail and told why.

Example Use Cases

  • Stop officers from auto arresting suspects instead of transporting them
  • Kick, ban or team kick repeat offenders automatically
  • Release wrongly jailed players without staff stepping in
  • Keep a record of auto arrests in a staff channel

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