The Board of Supervisors of Maidencreek Township
hereby adopts the following regulations which shall be followed by
all officers of the Northern Berks Regional Police Department when
making a warrantless arrest under provisions of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902.
Warrantless arrests shall be made only for violations
of the following sections of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code:
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18 Pa.C.S.A.
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Offense
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§ 5503
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Disorderly conduct
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§ 5505
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Public drunkenness
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§ 5507
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Obstructing highway or public passages
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§ 6308
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Purchase, consumption, possession or transportation
of liquor or malt or brewed beverages
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A warrantless arrest for any of the above captioned
offenses shall only be made provided that the officer has probable
cause to believe that one or more of the four listed crimes has been
committed, and that the conduct constituting the crime occurred within
the officer's view, and further that:
A. The defendant is not a resident of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania;
B. Defendant has no form of or insufficient identification;
C. Defendant is under the age of 18 and is being held
for subsequent release to parent and/or guardian;
D. Defendant poses an immediate threat of physical harm
or injury to any other person or to himself or herself or endangers
public or private property; or
E. Defendant demands to be taken before an issuing authority.