Police employed by the Municipality shall be ex officio constables of the Municipality and may within or without the limits of the Municipality without warrant and upon view, arrest and commit for hearing any and all persons guilty of breach of the peace, vagrancy, riotous or disorderly conduct or drunkenness, or who may be engaged in the commission of any unlawful act tending to imperil the personal security or endanger the property of any citizen or for violating any ordinance of the Municipality for which a fine or penalty is imposed, notwithstanding any statute pertaining to the same or similar offenses. Any person so arrested shall be received for confinement by the keepers of the jails, lockups or station houses within the County.
Police shall have the authority to serve and execute all criminal process for the violation of Municipal ordinances which may be issued, and shall charge the same fees and costs as constables of the Municipality, but such fees and costs shall be collected by the Director of the Department of Finance and paid into the Municipal Treasury.
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of Council, may appoint special police who shall have the duty of controlling and directing traffic and providing for the public safety at or near schools and churches, and who shall be in uniform and shall display a badge or other sign of authority, and who shall be vested with all of the powers of Municipal police officers. Such police shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and shall not come within the career service and personnel provisions of this Charter, nor shall they be eligible to join any police pension fund maintained for municipal police.
The Mayor may appoint special police with full police powers and jurisdiction for the duration of any emergency in which the safety and welfare of the Municipality and the public is endangered.
Auxiliary police may be appointed as provided by general law.