[Ord. 147, 11/26/1985]
The creation of a Police Department in and for the Township
of North Strabane and the appointment of policemen by the Board of
Supervisors, subject to any applicable civil service provisions in
the law, is hereby approved.
[Ord. 147, 11/26/1985; as amended by Ord. No. 403, 11/22/2022]
The Police Department shall be composed of officers and patrolmen
as have been appointed by the Board of Supervisors from time to time,
subject to applicable civil service provisions in the law. The Board
of Supervisors shall determine the leadership structure of the Police
Department.
[Ord. No. 382, 6/25/2019]
1. The North Strabane Supervisors hereby promulgate the following guidelines
to be followed by the Township police officers when making a warrantless
arrest under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902:
A. Prior to making a warrantless arrest under § 8902 of Title
42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902,
the officer shall ensure that the following requirements set forth
in the statute are satisfied:
(1) The officer has probable cause to believe that one of the four listed
offenses under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, particularly identified as
the following:
(a)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503 relating to disorderly conduct;
(b)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505 relating to public drunkenness;
(c)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507 relating to obstructing highways
and other public passages;
(d)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308 relating to the purchase, consumption,
possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages.
(2) The defendant's conduct is ongoing;
(3) The conduct constituting the offense is within the officer's view;
and
(4) The conduct imperils the personal security of any person or endangers
public or private property.
B. After making a warrantless arrest pursuant to § 8902 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902,
the officer should follow Rules 400 and 441 procedures for arrest
without warrant as set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure.