[CC §12.16; Ord. No. 298, 7-20-1987]
Any Police Officer employed by the City of St. John may arrest on view, and without a warrant, any person he sees violating or who he has reasonable grounds to believe has violated any law of this State or has violated any ordinance of the City of St. John. The power of arrest authorized by this Section is in addition to all other powers conferred upon Law Enforcement Officers for the City of St. John, and shall not be construed so as to limit or restrict any power of a Police Officer.
[CC §11.15; Ord. No. 324, 3-21-1988]
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere in any manner with a Police Officer or other Officer or employee of the City of St. John in the performance of their official duties, or to obstruct any of said Officers or employees in any manner whatsoever while performing their duties as such Officers or employees, or to provide false identification as to their true identity to any such Officers, Officials or employees.
[CC §11.16; Ord. No. 32, 12-16-1974]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist arrest by any Police Officer of the City of St. John, or to fail or to refuse to obey any reasonable order or direction of any such Officer.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to release or attempt to release any person under arrest by or in the custody of any Police Officer of the City of St. John.
[CC §11.19; Ord. No. 32, 12-16-1974]
No person shall, in the City of St. John, without being authorized to do so, wear, display or have on his person, any badge, shield, button, pin or other emblem which purports, represents or in any manner indicates that the wearer or possessor thereof is vested or endowed with official powers or with authority to make arrests or in any manner to exercise governmental or police powers, or which shall purport, represent or in any manner indicate that the wearer or possessor thereof is a duly appointed Officer or Official of this City or a Police Officer, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Constable, Deputy Constable, Detective, Marshal, Private Watchman, or City, County or State Inspector or Officer.
[CC §11.20; Ord. No. 32, 12-16-1974]
No person shall, in the City of St. John, sell, offer for sale or display for the purpose of sale, any badge, shield, button, pin or other emblem, which represents or in any manner to exercise governmental or police help, indicates that the wearer or possessor thereof is vested or endowed with official powers or which purport him the authority to make arrests, or in any manner indicates that the wearer or possessor thereof is a duly appointed Officer or Official of this City, or a Police Officer, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Constable, Deputy Constable, Detective, Marshal, Private Watchman, or City, County or State Inspector or Officer unless the purchaser thereof is authorized to wear or possess the same.
A. 
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he knowingly:
1. 
Gives false information to a Law Enforcement Officer for the purpose of implicating another person in a crime; or
2. 
Makes a false report to a Law Enforcement Officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur; or
3. 
Makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to a Law Enforcement Officer, security officer, Fire Department or other organization, official or volunteer, which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property that a fire or other incident calling for an emergency response has occurred.
B. 
It is a defense to a prosecution under Subsection (A) of this Section that the actor retracted the false statement or report before the Law Enforcement Officer or any other person took substantial action in reliance thereon.
C. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under Subsection (B) of this Section.
D. 
Making a false report is a misdemeanor.
[CC §11.36; Ord. No. 32, 12-16-1974; Ord. No. 181, 3-3-1980]
A. 
There shall be a fee charged by the City of St. John and paid by the person or corporation who owns, operates, or maintains a private alarm system within the City of St. John if said system shall sound more than two (2) false alarms within any thirty (30) day period or more than six (6) false alarms within any twelve (12) month period and if the St. John Police Department shall receive such false alarm soundings on the City alarm board or shall be summoned to respond to such false alarm.
B. 
The fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for the first (1st) such alarm in excess of the permitted number of false alarms and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each additional and subsequent alarm in excess of the permitted number. There shall be no more than one (1) fee charged hereunder for any false alarm.
C. 
The term "False alarm" means an alarm sounding which was not produced by physical intrusion of an unauthorized person or animal unto the premises secured by the sounding alarm system or by the breaking or opening of the door, window, or enclosure which is secured by the sounding alarm system. If there is no physical evidence of the physical cause which produced an alarm sounding said sounding shall be presumed to be a "false alarm".
[CC §11.12; Ord. No. 455 §§1-2, 12-21-1992]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to taunt, torment, tease, beat, strike, interfere with, endanger, injure or administer or subject any desensitizing drugs, chemicals or substances to any dog used by a Law Enforcement Officer in the performance of his duties or when the dog is placed in kennel, or any enclosure while off duty.
B. 
Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 100.010 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. John. This Section does not apply to a Police Officer or veterinarian that may perform euthanasia in emergency situations when delay would cause the dog undue suffering and pain.