"Person of Interest"

[SHRED]

Can someone explain the this term?
How serious?
What is required from that person?
Where it goes from here?

[emulatorloo]

1. From Wiktionary:

"Someone whom police have reason to believe may have a connection to a crime, or to possess important information relating to that crime, but who has not been accused or charged by authorities nor been officially deemed to be a suspect."

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/person_of_interest

[Warren DeMontague]

2. I believe it is one step removed from "suspect".

[Igel]

8. Can be.

But if they're investigating my boss and they think I have information, they're interested in me.

That makes me a person of interest, even if I was just the gofer fetching coffee and fresh paperclips, or the IT guy trying to make sure the computers were properly networked.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. and one step from "Miranda rights"

which is handy at times.

[Historic NY]

3. Well its a person they wish to have an extended conversation with.....

not in custody but involved.

[Thrill]

4. It basically means if you're that person

You're in serious shit

[Laffy Kat]

5. In the movies...

The detective tells a person of interest not to leave town. There's that.

[MedusaX]

6. Means you have knowledge of a crime ... and the po-po wish to spend a bit of quality time with you

In order to determine whether you are a witness or a soon to be defendant.

[Stallion]

7. Do You Think Ivanka Will Wait for Jared to Get out of Jail

will she visit him in jail for conjugal visits?

I smell a new REALITY SERIES

[SHRED]

9. Either way

He might be screwed.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Reality series....Orange is the New Orange...

[uponit7771]

11. Is the Canadian prez married?

[NastyRiffraff]

13. It's more of a reporter's term

than a legal one. It's a broad term that describes a person who is being seriously and closely looked at in connection with an investigation.