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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.

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How to Use Auto Arrest Protection

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

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Configuration Options

Configuration

Action

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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.

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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.
Melonly waits about 8 seconds after a detection to check your command logs before it takes action.

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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.

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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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Last modified on October 18, 2026