(a) 
A person is an accessory to crime if, with intent to hinder, delay or prevent the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for the commission of a crime, he or she renders assistance to such person.
(b) 
Render assistance means to:
(1) 
Harbor or conceal the other;
(2) 
Warn such person of impending discovery or apprehension; except that this does not apply to a warning given in an effort to bring such person into compliance with the law;
(3) 
Provide such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other thing to be used in avoiding discovery or apprehension;
(4) 
By force, intimidation or deception, obstruct anyone in the performance of any act which might aid in the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution or punishment of such person; or
(5) 
Conceal, destroy or alter any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of such person.
(c) 
Being an accessory to crime is a petty offense if the offender knows that the person being assisted has committed, has been convicted of or is charged by pending information, indictment or complaint with a crime, or is suspected of or wanted for a crime, and if that crime is designated by this Code as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
(a) 
A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he or she knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer, acting under color of his or her official authority, from effecting an arrest of the actor or another, by:
(1) 
Using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the peace officer or another;
(2) 
Using any other means which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to the peace officer or another.
(b) 
It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the peace officer was attempting to make an arrest which in fact was unlawful, if he or she was acting under color of his or her official authority, and in attempting to make the arrest he or she was not resorting to unreasonable or excessive force giving rise to the right of self-defense. A peace officer acts under color of his or her official authority when in the regular course of assigned duties, he or she is called upon to make, and does make a judgment in good faith based upon surrounding facts and circumstances that an arrest should be made by him or her.
(c) 
The term peace officer as used in this section means a peace officer in uniform or, if out of uniform, one who has identified him or herself by exhibiting his or her credentials as such peace officer to the person whose arrest is attempted.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
(a) 
A person commits the crime of obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical services provider, rescue specialist or volunteer, when, by using or threatening to use violence, force or physical interference, or obstacle, he or she knowingly obstructs, impairs or hinders the enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer, acting under the color of his or her official authority, or knowingly obstructs, impairs or hinders the prevention, control or abatement of fire by a firefighter, acting under the color of his or her official authority; knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the administration of medical treatment or emergency assistance by an emergency medical service provider or rescue specialist, acting under color of his or her official authority; or knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the administration of emergency care or emergency assistance by a volunteer, acting in good faith to render such care or assistance without compensation at the place of an emergency or accident.
(b) 
To assure that animals used in law enforcement or fire prevention activities are protected from harm, a person commits obstructing a peace officer or firefighter when, by using or threatening to use violence, force, physical interference, or an obstacle, he or she knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders any such animal.
(c) 
It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the peace officer was acting in an illegal manner, if he or she was acting under color of his or her official authority.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
A person, 18 years of age or older commits the crime of refusing to aid a peace officer when, upon command by a person known to him or her to be a peace officer, he or she unreasonably refuses or fails to aid the peace officer in effecting or securing an arrest or preventing the commission by another of any offense.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
(a) 
It is unlawful to obstruct government operations.
(b) 
A person commits obstructing government operations if he or she intentionally obstructs, impairs or hinders the performance of a governmental function by a public official, employee or servant, by using or threatening to use violence, force or physical interference or obstacle.
(c) 
It is an affirmative defense that:
(1) 
The obstruction, impairment or hindrance was of unlawful action by a public servant;
(2) 
The obstruction, impairment or hindrance was of the making of an arrest; or
(3) 
The obstruction, impairment or hindrance was by lawful activities in connection with a labor dispute with the government.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
A person commits the crime of false reporting to authorities if:
(a) 
He or she causes by any means, including, but not limited to, activation, a false alarm of fire or other emergency, or a false emergency exit alarm to sound or to be transmitted to or within an official or volunteer fire department, ambulance service, law enforcement agency or any other government agency which deals with emergency involving danger to life or property; or
(b) 
He or she prevents by any means, including, but not limited to, deactivation, a legitimate fire alarm emergency exit alarm, or other emergency alarm from sounding or from being transmitted to or within an official or volunteer fire department, ambulance service, law enforcement agency, or any other government agency that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property; or
(c) 
He or she makes a report or knowingly causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities of a crime or other incident within their official concern when he or she knows that it did not occur; or
(d) 
He or she makes a report or knowingly causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities pretending to furnish information relating to an offense or other incident within their official concern when he or she knows that he or she has no such information or knows that the information is false; or
(e) 
He or she knowingly provides false identifying information to law enforcement authorities.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
It is unlawful for any person to hinder or obstruct any person employed by the town from making, repairing or performing any public improvement or work for the town.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)
It is unlawful for any person, without authority of the town, to remove or attempt to remove a motor vehicle from any area, whether enclosed or not, which is used by the town, whether temporarily or permanently, for impounding or storing motor vehicles.
(Ord. No. 14-7, § 1, 11-4-14)