[Ord. 148, 6/3/2008, § 1]
The Frazer Township Police Department (the "Police Department")
is hereby created and established in order to provide police protection
and law enforcement services for the Township and to preserve and
protect the health, safety and welfare of the Township's residents
and the public at large. The Police Department may also be known as
and referred to as the "Responsible Police Department," for purposes
of this Code of Ordinances.
[Ord. 148, 6/3/2008, § 1]
Pursuant to § 1903 of the Second Class Township Code,
53 P.S. § 66903, as amended, the police officers of the
Police Department shall have all the powers, duties and authority
conferred by law on police officers in the Township.
[Ord. 148, 6/3/2008, § 1]
1.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint and employ a Police Chief
who shall be responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations
and activities of the Police Department and shall have direct supervision
of the police officers in the Police Department, subject to the direction
and supervision of the Board of Supervisors. During a vacancy in the
Police Chief position, the Police Board may delegate all or a portion
of the duties and responsibilities of the Police Chief to a police
officer of the Police Department.
2.
The Police Chief shall be responsible for promulgating, revising
and maintaining standard operating procedures for the Police Department,
subject to the prior approval of the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 148, 6/3/2008, § 1]
1.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint and employ police officers
of the Police Department.
2.
The conduct of all police officers of the Police Department shall
be in accordance with the Police Department's standard operating
procedures referenced in § 1-403.2 of this Part, and all
other ordinances, resolutions, policies, rules and regulations established
by the Board of Supervisors.
3.
No police officer of the Police Department, including the Police
Chief, shall engage or participate in any political or election campaign
other than to exercise his own right of suffrage.
[Ord. 148, 6/3/2008, § 1]
The police officers of the Police Department are authorized
to arrest without a warrant in the Township pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 8902, as amended, and as follows:
A.
The police officers of the Police Department are authorized to arrest
without a warrant in the Township for any of the offenses set forth
in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902(a)(1), as amended, including, but
limited to:
(1)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503, as amended (relating to disorderly
conduct).
(2)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505, as amended (relating to public drunkenness).
(3)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507, as amended (relating to obstructing
highways and other public passages).
(4)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308, as amended (relating to purchase,
consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed
beverages).
B.
When a police officer of the Police Department makes a warrantless
arrest under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, as amended, the police
officer shall consult, and follow the procedures in Rule 441 of the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, Pa.R.Crim.P. 441, as amended.
C.
Prior to making a warrantless arrest under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902,
as amended, the police officer of the Police Department shall ensure
that the following requirements contained in the statute are satisfied:
(1)
That probable cause exists that the arrestee has committed one of
the listed summary offenses.
(2)
That the arrestees's conduct is ongoing.
(3)
That the conduct constituting the summary offense is upon the police
officer's view.
(4)
That the conduct imperils the personal security of any person (including
the arrestee) or endangers public or private property.
