[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-100, 5-2-1990]
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and knowingly
obstruct, resist, oppose or fail to obey a lawful command of any Police
Officer or City Official charged with enforcement of this Code, or
any other person duly authorized in executing or attempting to execute
and carry into effect any provision of this Code or other ordinances
of the City or order passed or made by the proper authorities of this
City, or in serving or attempting to serve any legal writ, warrant,
process or order issued by the Mayor or other officer of the City.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-105, 5-2-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of false impersonation if he:
1. Falsely represents himself to be a public servant with purpose to
induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to
rely upon his pretended official acts, and
a. Performs an act in that pretended capacity;
b. Causes another to act in reliance upon his pretended official authority;
or
2. Falsely represents himself to be a person licensed to practice or
engage in any profession for which a license is required by the laws
of this State with purpose to induce another to rely upon the representation,
and
a. Performs an act in that pretended capacity;
b. Causes another to act in reliance upon the representation.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-110, 5-2-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of making a false report if he knowingly:
1. Gives false information to a Law Enforcement Officer for the purpose
of implicating another person in a crime;
2. Makes a false report to a Law Enforcement Officer that a crime has
occurred or is about to occur;
3. Makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to a Law
Enforcement Officer, Security Officer, Fire Department or other organization,
official or volunteer, which deals with emergencies involving danger
to life or property that a fire or other incident calling for an emergency
response has occurred.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-115, 5-2-1990]
A person commits the offense of escape from custody if, while
being held in custody after arrest for any crime, he escapes from
custody.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-120, 5-2-1990]
A person commits the offense of escape from confinement if,
while being held in confinement after arrest of any crime, or while
serving a sentence after conviction for any crime, he escapes from
confinement.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-125, 5-2-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of failure to return to confinement if, while
serving a sentence for any crime under a work-release program, or
while under sentence of any offense to serve a term of confinement
which is not continuous, or while serving any other type of sentence
for any offense wherein he is temporarily permitted to go at large
without guard, he purposely fails to return to confinement when he
is required to do so.
B. This
Section does not apply to persons who are free on bond, bail or recognizance,
personal or otherwise, nor to persons who are on probation or parole,
temporary or otherwise.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-130, 5-2-1990]
A. A person
commits the offense of aiding escape of a prisoner if he:
1. Introduces into any place of confinement any deadly weapon or dangerous
instrument, or other thing adapted or designed for use in making an
escape, with the purpose of facilitating the escape of any prisoner
confined therein, or of facilitating the commission of any other crime;
2. Assists or attempts to assist any prisoner who is being held in custody
or confinement for the purpose of effecting the prisoner's escape
from custody or confinement.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-135, 5-2-1990; Ord. No. 97-28 §1, 5-7-1997]
Any person who fails to appear before the Municipal Court of
the City of Bridgeton or a Judicial Officer as required by any summons
shall be guilty of the offense of failure to appear, and shall in
addition forfeit any security which was given or pledged for such
person's release.
[Ord. No. 90-45 §3-140, 5-2-1990]
No person shall work as a private watchman or security guard
within the City unless he holds a valid license to perform such work
from the appropriate St. Louis County, Missouri, authority.