If a police officer has probable cause to believe there is a violation of one or more of the four summary offenses listed in §
120-2 of this chapter and when there is ongoing conduct that imperils the personal security of any person or endangers a public or private property, the officer shall have the right of arrest without a warrant.
The four summary offenses (pursuant to Title 18) subject to
warrantless arrest under Section 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes are as follows:
A. Relating
to disorderly conduct: 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503.
B. Relating
to public drunkenness: 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505.
C. Relating
to obstructing highways and other public passages: 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507.
D. Relating
to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or
malt or brewed beverages: 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308.
After making a warrantless arrest pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902,
the officer shall follow Rule 441, Procedures for Arrest without Warrant,
as set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.