The Peters Township Council hereby promulgates the following guidelines to be followed by the Township police officers when making a warrantless arrest under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902:
A.
Prior to making a warrantless arrest under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, the officer shall ensure that the following requirements set forth in the statute are satisfied:
(1)
The officer has probable cause to believe that one of the four listed offenses under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, particularly identified as 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); and 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages), is involved;
(2)
The defendant's conduct is ongoing;
(3)
The conduct constituting the offense is within the officer's view; and
(4)
The conduct imperils the personal security of any person or endangers public or private property.