A person shall not be arrested or detained except as provided
by law.
When a private person charges another with a misdemeanor committed
in his presence but not committed in the presence of a member of the
Department, the latter shall inform the complainant of his right to
arrest the person charged. If the officer has reasonable cause for
believing that said person has been legally arrested, he shall take
said person into custody.
An arresting officer shall not remove a prisoner charged with
the operation of a mechanical apparatus which may be dangerous to
life and property until it has been safeguarded.
Members of the Department shall make known the arrest of any
person by taking such person to the headquarters in which the arrest
is made for search and booking. An appropriate entry concerning the
arrest constitutes booking. When a child who is actually or apparently
under the age of 16 years is arrested, the arresting officer shall
notify the Juvenile Aid Bureau.
An unconscious or seriously injured prisoner shall not be taken
to headquarters. An ambulance shall be summoned and said prisoner
shall be removed to a hospital. The arresting officer shall search
the prisoner, if male, in the presence of witnesses and shall take
all property from him as required by these rules and procedures. If
a female, the search of such prisoner is left to a matron or the hospital
authorities.