[Amended 1979 by Ord. No. 67]
A. Any person who wilfully conceals or wilfully takes
possession of any goods offered for sale by a wholesale or retail
store or other mercantile establishment, without the knowledge or
consent of the owner thereof, and with intent to convert the goods
to his or her own use without paying the purchase price therefor,
is guilty of shoplifting, a misdemeanor.
B. Any peace officer, merchant or merchant's employee who has reasonable cause for believing that a person has committed the crime of shoplifting as defined in Subsection
A of this section may detain and interrogate such person in regard thereto in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time.
[Amended 1979 by Ord. No. 67]
Whoever steals, takes and carries, leads or
drives away the personal goods or property of another is guilty of
theft, a misdemeanor.
[Amended 1985 by Ord. No. 170]
A. A person who, with intent to defraud, obtains services
which he knows are available only for compensation, without paying
for the services, is guilty of theft of services, a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who is convicted of theft of services may be punished as provided in §
328-41.
[Amended 1968 and 1970 by Ord. No. 20]
It is unlawful for any person not the owner
or operator thereof to tamper, meddle or interfere with any vehicle,
or to start or attempt to start the machinery or animal thereof, while
the same is standing still, or to puncture or otherwise mutilate the
tires, or to scratch, mark or otherwise deface the body or the apparatus
thereof, or to take or remove from the vehicle any part or portion
of the machinery, equipment or other portion thereof, or to throw,
cast or hurl any stone, rock, snowball, glass or other missile at
any vehicle or the occupants thereof.
[Amended 1979 by Ord. No. 67]
Whoever maliciously or mischievously takes down,
removes, interferes with, obstructs or injures any utility pole, wire
or pipe, or any part thereof, or any appurtenance or apparatus connected
therewith, or severs or breaks or obstructs any such utility pole,
wire or pipe, or apparatus or appurtenances, and whoever maliciously
or mischievously takes down, removes, interferes with, obstructs or
injures the property of another, is guilty of malicious mischief,
a misdemeanor.
[Amended 1983 by Ord. No. 108]
It is unlawful for any person wilfully and maliciously
to destroy, injure or deface any public or private property within
the limits of the Town.
[Amended 1983 by Ord. No. 108]
It is unlawful for any person within the corporate
limits, jurisdiction or control of the Town to print, paint, mark
or in any way post up any notice, card, advertising or other device
upon any public or private wall, fence, tree, post, building, structure,
bridge, hydrant, electric light or telephone pole, trash can, sidewalk
or other property or cause the same to be done without the permission
of the owner or agent thereof.