Cross References — As to bond of chief of police, §105.510; as to emergency management, ch. 240; as to motor vehicle and traffic regulations generally, Title III; as to municipal court, ch. 125; as to authority of chief of police to abate nuisances, §220.070; as to duty of chief of police relative to nuisances generally, §220.110; as to interfering with officers, §215.140.
[R.O. 2010 §200.010]
A. 
Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 70.820, RSMo., the City of Glendale hereby contracts and agrees to cooperate with the City of St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis County, Missouri, and the City of St. Charles, Missouri, and with each and every City, Town and Village within St. Louis County, Missouri, for certain common Police services under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This contract shall become effective with respect to each such municipality or County upon the passage of a like ordinance by the legislative body of such municipality or County authorizing such contract by such municipality or County.
B. 
The members of the Police Force of the City of Glendale shall respond, if consistent with the public safety of the City of Glendale, to requests for assistance within the boundary limits of any other contracting municipality or County pursuant to the directions and regulations provided by the office of the Chief of Police of the City of Glendale.
C. 
Each Glendale Police Officer performing services in any other municipality or County in accordance with the terms of this contract shall have all the powers, rights, privileges, duties and immunities as the members of the Police Force of the municipality or County requesting assistance, but shall remain in the employment and under the direction, supervision and control of the office of the Chief of Police of the City of Glendale.
D. 
The consideration for this contract shall be the mutual agreement of the parties hereto for the services to be given for the protection of lives and property by the Police Department of each participating municipality or County and no compensation shall accrue or be paid by any participating municipality or County to any other.
E. 
Equipment and property utilized in the carrying out of the common Police service provided by this agreement shall be at the risk of the municipality or County owning same and any loss or damage thereto shall be borne by such owner-municipality, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the liability of any municipality or County or its agents, servants or employees arising out of tortious conduct.
F. 
No municipality or County participating in this agreement shall be liable to any other for failure to respond to any call by the other, or for delay or negligence or mistake in receiving or responding to any call, nor shall this agreement be interpreted as being an agreement for the benefit of any third person.
G. 
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to mean that a Police Officer of any municipality or County participating in this agreement who is injured, killed, or who dies of injuries sustained while performing services in the City of Glendale under this agreement shall be covered by any insurance provided by the City of Glendale for its Police Officers.
H. 
No Police Officer of the City of Glendale otherwise entitled to the benefits and protection of any insurance carried by the City of Glendale shall be deprived thereof by reason of the fact that such Officer was injured, killed, or death occurred as a result of injuries sustained in another municipality, provided that any such injury or death occurred while such Officer was performing services pursuant to this agreement.
I. 
This contract, insofar as it is applicable to any particular municipality, may be terminated at any time by any party hereto thirty (30) days after service upon the Clerk of each remaining contracting municipality of a certified copy of an ordinance terminating the agreement of such municipality.
[R.O. 2010 §200.020(A)]
Under an emergency situation, a Glendale Police Officer, having received minimum training as set forth under Chapter 590, RSMo., may respond outside his/her jurisdiction and, acting under the full powers of arrest and authority granted him/her by the City of Glendale and under policies and procedures which cover him/her as a Police Officer for the City of Glendale may respond in his/her official capacity as a Police Officer to any unforeseen combination of circumstances or events involving danger or imminent danger to human life or property which requires immediate action. As used in this Section, "emergency situation" means any situation in which the Law Enforcement Officer has a reasonable belief that a crime is about to be committed, is being committed, or has been committed involving injury or threat of injury to any person, property, or governmental interest and such officer's response is reasonably necessary to prevent or end such emergency situation or mitigate the likelihood of injury involved in such emergency situation.
[R.O. 2010 §200.020(B — C)]
A. 
Officers of the City of Glendale Police Department are authorized to participate in and cooperate with any Law Enforcement Officers of jurisdictions in any Major Case Squad operation or formation. The Officers designated to act as the Major Case Squad operation will so be designated by the Chief of Police and, when acting outside the City of Glendale as a member of the Major Case Squad operations, shall be considered to be on active duty, the same as if he/she is acting within the boundaries of the City of Glendale. This power shall only be exercised during the time the Peace Officer is an active member of an active Major Case Squad and only within the scope of the investigation on which the Squad is working.
B. 
The Major Case Squad may operate within the City of Glendale on the request of the Chief of Police.
[R.O. 2010 §200.030; CC 1970 §24-3; Ord. No. 1322 §§1 — 4, 11-8-1963]
A. 
The Police Department shall take into its custody and control, any items of personal property which shall be found on any public street, way or sidewalk or other public place in the City.
B. 
An inventory of such items so taken into custody by the Police Department shall be maintained by the Police Department. Such inventory shall specifically describe the item in question and such inventory shall be kept as a permanent record by the Police Department, available to all members of the Police Department, the dispatcher, the City Clerk and members of the City Clerk's staff and City Administrator so that any inquiries regarding lost items may be answered by such persons.
C. 
In the event that such item shall remain unclaimed by any person for a period of sixty (60) days, then at such time the Police Department shall, at the election of the Chief of Police, dispose of such item by selling same and placing the proceeds in the general funds of the City of Glendale, or if the item is not saleable, by giving it to any recognized charity for disposition by them and in making such disposition, the Chief of Police may consult with the Health and Welfare Council in the City of St. Louis, charitable institution or organization to determine areas of greatest need for the items in question.
D. 
In the event there is no need for such items of personal property, then the Chief of Police may sell such items at public or private sale for the best price obtainable. The proceeds resulting from the sale of such items shall go into the General Fund of the City.
[R.O. 2010 §200.060; C.O. 1948 c. 8 §2-2; CC 1970 §24-7; Ord. No. 17-02 §1, 10-21-2002]
The Chief of Police and the officers of the Glendale Police Department shall be conservators of the peace and shall be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within the City. They shall have power at all times to make arrests on view and without a warrant of any person the officer sees violating or who such officer has reasonable grounds to believe has violated any law of this State of Missouri, including a misdemeanor or infraction, or has violated any ordinance over which such officer has jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and officers of the Glendale Police Department to bring every person so arrested by them to trial before the proper officers of the City and until such trial be had to keep the offender in the City Jail or the proper place to prevent his/her escape until such offender shall give in the manner required by law a good and sufficient bond for his/her appearance for trial. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to account for all money and pay over to the City Treasurer at the end of each month all money or other property belonging to the City which he/she may have collected or which shall in any other manner come into his/her possession, unless other disposition thereof shall have been provided for by law, ordinance or resolution of the Board of Aldermen. It shall also be his/her duty to execute all orders and process arising under the ordinances of the City. It shall be the duty of the Police Department to keep the Mayor and Board of Aldermen constantly advised as to the condition of the streets, bridges, culverts and sidewalks within the City and to perform such other duties as the Board of Aldermen may from time to time by ordinance, resolution or order require.
[R.O. 2010 §200.070; C.O. 1948 c. 8 §2-5; CC 1970 §24-8]
The Police Department shall be under the supervision and control of the City Administrator and shall be responsible to the Administrator for the enforcement of all laws and all ordinances of the City which may be properly enforceable by the Police Force, for the preservation of good order within the City and for the performance of all the duties prescribed for the Police Department by this Code and all other ordinances of the City. The City Administrator is hereby authorized to make all such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of this State or this Code or other ordinances of the City as he/she may judge necessary for the uniforming, discipline, supervision, control, trial and government of the Police. All lawful rules and regulations of the Administrator shall be obeyed by all the members of the Police Department.
[R.O. 2010 §200.080; C.O. 1948 c. 8 §2-4; CC 1970 §24-9]
A. 
The City Administrator may appoint one (1) or more Reserve Police Officers, who shall hold their office until May fifteenth (15th) of each year unless sooner removed. Such Police Officers shall be subject to call at any time to aid in enforcing the laws. Each such Police Officer, during his/her term of office, shall be a Deputy City Police Officer, shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs or other process, and to make arrests in the same manner as a Police Officer. All such Reserve Police Officers shall serve without pay, and must be POST certified in accordance with Chapter 590, RSMo.
B. 
Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, such Police Officers shall take and subscribe to the same oath as is required by law as the other officers of the City, which oath shall be filed with the City Clerk, who shall issue a badge and proper credentials to such persons. The credentials shall bear the name and address of such Police Officer and shall bear the date of his/her appointment and the date of the expiration thereof, and shall be signed by the Chief of Police.