An Officer Responding to a Radio Call of a Burglary

An officer responding to a radio call of a burglary in progress arrives at the scene in time to intercept a suspect fleeing with a television set in his arms. The officer arrests him and when assistance arrives the officer turns the TV over to see and record the serial number in his notebook. The officer's actions are _____.

A) unlawful under plain view because there was a search
B) lawful under plain view because the officer had already lawfully seized the TV
C) unlawful under plain view because the seizure preceded the search
D) lawful under plain view because the actions do not amount to a search