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Solicitor circulates resolution to authorize warrantless arrests in limited summary-offense cases
Summary
Solicitor McLean circulated a proposed resolution, at Police Chief Rakenbach's request, to implement a 1995 Pennsylvania law and Pa. R. Crim. P. 71 safeguards that permit officers to arrest without a warrant in certain ongoing summary-offense situations to prevent escalation.
Solicitor McLean said he circulated a proposed resolution at the start of the meeting that implements a 1995 state law allowing police officers to make arrests without a warrant in narrowly defined summary-offense situations, at the request of Police Chief Rakenbach.
The resolution, McLean said, is intended to let an officer who arrives at an ongoing disturbance — for example, people fighting or someone issuing threats — separate individuals and reduce the risk of…
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