Township of North Strabane, PA Part 2 POLICE DEPARTMENT

§ 201 Creation of Department. [1]

[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.

[1] Editor's Note: Although formerly enacted by the adopting ordinance, this Part is based on a Petition of October 31, 1956 for the formation of a police force.

§ 202 Composition.

[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.

§ 203 Conduct.

[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.