[Res. 96-20. Passed 6-10-1996]
(a) 
In addition to any other statutorily permitted warrantless arrest, officers of the Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department shall be permitted to effect a warrantless arrest of a person violating the following provisions of Title 18 of the Crimes Code:
(1) 
Section 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct).
(2) 
Section 5505 (relating to public drunkenness).
(3) 
Section 5507 (relating to obstructing highways and other public passages).
(4) 
Section 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages).
(b) 
Local police officers shall be governed by
(1) 
Rule 71, Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure (Procedure following arrest without warrant).
(2) 
All of the following requirements:
A. 
The officer has probable cause to believe that one of the specified crimes is involved.
B. 
The defendant's conduct is ongoing.
C. 
The conduct constituting the crime is upon the officer's view.
D. 
The conduct imperils the personal security of any person or endangers public or private property.
(c) 
Following any such warrantless arrest:
(1) 
The arresting officer(s) shall immediately transport the defendant(s) to the Township Police Department for processing and issuance of a citation.
(2) 
The defendant shall be processed without unnecessary delay and furnished a copy of the citation.
(3) 
The defendant will then be released, provided that he/she is no longer in a position to imperil his/her personal security or the personal security of another.
(4) 
In the case of juvenile defendants:
A. 
Timely attempts shall be made to contact a parent, guardian or other responsible adult who shall have an interest is such juvenile.
B. 
The juvenile shall be promptly released to a parent, guardian or other responsible adult after completion of processing and the issuance of a citation.
C. 
If, after a period of six hours, a parent, guardian or other responsible adult cannot be contacted, or such shall refuse to accept custody, the officer shall contact the Juvenile Probation Department to arrange shelter for such juvenile.
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Editor's Note: Former § 244.03, Background investigations, added 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 526, as amended, was repealed 10-22-2024 by Ord. No. 549.