[Ignatius J Reilly]

"In my state of Florida a young couple had several pounds of pot stolen from their house. So they called the police and said they had been robbed! LOL. Needless to say they were arrested."

Something is not right about this, if the pot was gone there was no evidence, and only the word of those arrested and that would self-incrimination before they were mirandized.

Could someone with a better understanding of law help explain this.

[j. earl carter]

You don't have to be read your rights until you are under arrest.

[RonF]

If you voluntarily confess a crime to the police, there's no Miranda issue. Police only have to remind you of your rights if they arrest you.

[jonascord]

There is always "Drug paraphernalia" charges if they can't actually find any positives. Like possessing "burglar tools" qualifies as intent, or "bomb making" materials if you have moth balls and gasoline, or "manufacturing machine guns" if you own an M1 carbine and a Dremel moto-tool.