[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Shippensburg 9-7-1999
by Ord. No. 712, approved 9-7-1997. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Regional Police Commission — See Ch. 44.
[Amended 12-19-2000 by Ord. No. 729,
approved 12-19-2000]
Police officers employed by the Shippensburg Police Department shall,
upon the police officer's personal view, have the right to arrest without
warrant upon probable cause where there is ongoing conduct that imperils the
personal security of any person or endangers private or public property for
any of the following offenses, when such offense constitutes a summary offense
pursuant to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et
seq.:
A.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503 (relating to disorderly
conduct).
B.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505 (relating to public drunkenness).
C.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308 (relating to purchase,
consumption; possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages).
D.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507 (relating to obstructing
highways and other public passages).
Any officer effecting a warrantless arrest under this chapter shall
identify himself/herself as a police officer by exhibiting a recognized sign
of authority, which shall consist of either an official police uniform of
the Department or an authorized official police badge or police identification.
All warrantless arrests authorized by this chapter shall be made in
accordance with standards for other types of warrantless arrest as set forth
in any other statute or law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning
the particular conduct or offense. In the event that any statute or law of
the commonwealth provides for more stringent standards or requirements concerning
such warrantless arrests, the more stringent standards or requirements shall
be followed and shall be deemed to supersede the standards set forth in this
chapter. No change in the law on warrantless arrest, either by statute or
by the development of case law, shall be deemed or construed to invalidate
this section. Rather, any such change in the law on warrantless arrests shall
be considered to automatically amend this chapter by becoming the standards
authorized pursuant to this section and this chapter.
All warrantless arrests shall also be made in accordance with the Police
Code of Conduct provisions and guidelines promulgated by the Chief of Police
and attached hereto as Exhibit A[1] and which are hereby adopted and promulgated by the Council of
the Borough of Shippensburg as the applicable guidelines to be followed by
police officers when making warrantless arrests pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Exhibit A is on file in the borough offices.
