This chapter shall be known as the "Warrantless Arrest Guideline
Ordinance."
Police officers acting in Wilmerding Borough shall hereinafter
be authorized to make an arrest without a warrant pursuant to the
guidelines of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902. Officers may make an
arrest without warrant when the following statutory requirements are
met.
A. The officer must have probable cause that one of the four following
listed offenses is involved:
(2) Public drunkenness or similar misconduct;
(3) Obstructing highways or other public property or rights-of-way; or
(4) The purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor,
malt or brewed beverages.
B. The conduct of the defendant must be ongoing.
C. The conduct constituting the offense is within the officer's
view.
D. The conduct of the defendant imperils the personal security of any
person or endangers public or private property.
After making an arrest without a warrant pursuant to this chapter
and 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902 supra, the officer shall follow
and comply with Rule 71, Procedure Following Arrest Without Warrant,
of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
It is the intent of this chapter to give the most full and comprehensive
arrest powers to police officers acting within the Borough as the
cited statute permits.