[Ord. 1960-15, 12/27/1960, § 1; as amended by Ord. 1968-4, 6/10/1968, § 1; and by Ord. 1-1986, 2/20/1986]
The Police Department of the Borough of Hummelstown shall consist of a Chief of Police and one or more policemen of such rank as shall be designated from time to time by the Borough Council, assisted by such special police appointed by the Mayor to act in emergencies, special school police, extra police serving from time to time or on an hourly or daily basis and any auxiliary policemen appointed under the Act of January 14, 1952 (P.L. 2016).
[Ord. 1960-15, 12/27/1960, § 2; as amended by Ord. 1966-4, 9/12/1966, § 2]
The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive of the Police Department. He shall, subject to the direction and orders of the Mayor, be in charge of the police force and have supervision over its members, in the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
[Ord. 1960-15, 12/27/1960, § 3; as amended by Ord. 1966-4, 9/12/1966, § 3; and by Ord. 1968-4, 6/10/1968, § 2]
The Borough Council may designate one policeman the second officer in command of the police force, next to the Chief, and may designate and establish such other subordinate ranks as it deems necessary, all such officers, however, subject to the direction and orders of the Mayor.
[Ord. 1960-15, 12/27/1960, § 4]
The members of the Police Department shall have such powers and authority as set forth in the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as now in force and as enacted from time to time.
[Ord. 1960-15, 12/27/1960, § 5]
Appointments to positions in the Police Department shall be made by the Borough Council. The compensation of members of the Police Department shall be as determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
[Res. R-2002-01, 2/21/2002]
1. 
The Borough Council of the Borough of Hummelstown desires to have formal written guidelines pertinent to arrests without warrants for certain offenses enumerated in Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statues.
2. 
These offenses under Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses), when the conduct constitutes a summary offense, are:
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct).
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505 (relating to public drunkenness).
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507 (relating to obstructing highways and other public passages).
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor, malt or brewed beverages).
3. 
Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes requires the governmental body employing police officers authorized to make said warrantless arrests to promulgate guidelines to be followed by police officers as a prerequisite to their authority to effect such a warrantless arrest.
4. 
Police officers are hereby authorized to effect warrantless arrests when conduct constitutes a summary offense and such conduct imperils the personal security of any person or endangers public or private property.
5. 
Any such arrest shall proceed in accordance to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, Part IV, "Procedures in Summary Cases When Defendant is Arrested Without a Warrant."