[Ord. No. 221, 2/12/2018]
In addition to any authorities granted under the Pennsylvania
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code, and particularly § 8902
(Arrest without warrant) and § 6324 (Taking a child into
custody),[1] any sworn officer of the East Coventry Township Police
Department, upon view, shall have the right of arrest for these summary
offenses upon probable cause, but only when there is ongoing conduct
that imperils the personal security of any person or endangers public
or private property:
1.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct).
2.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505 (relating to public drunkenness).
3.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507 (relating to obstructing highways and
other public passages).
4.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308 (relating to the purchase, consumption,
possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, Arrest
without warrant, and § 6324, Taking into custody, respectively.
[Ord. No. 221, 2/12/2018]
1.
Each police officer employed by East Coventry Township, when making
an arrest without warrant upon probable cause for certain summary
offenses as authorized by this Part and Section 8902(a) of the Judicial
Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902(a), shall follow the procedures
set forth in Rule 441 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure
(relating to arrest without warrant in summary cases), and any East
Coventry Township Police Department procedures, now or hereafter established,
relating to warrantless arrest upon probable cause for a summary offense.
2.
The procedures provided in Subsection 1 shall constitute the promulgated guidelines required by Section 8902(b) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902(b), to be followed by a police officer employed by East Coventry Township in making a warrantless arrest under Section 8902(a) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902(a).
