By Matthew Walberg, Chicago Tribune reporter
April 22, 2013
About one-third of the officers, more than 300, serve as auxiliary deputies with sheriff's departments, but they are prohibited by state law from making arrests……
Unlike auxiliary officers, state law prohibits auxiliary sheriff's deputies from being conservators of the peace, meaning they do not have the authority to arrest someone on their own. But Byland said that in an emergency, they could physically detain a person but must then call for backup and allow a sworn officer to complete the arrest, he said.
Will County's auxiliary deputies typically perform crowd and traffic control duties for the county as well as Joliet and other municipalities, providing manpower at fairs and concerts and sporting events, he said.
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