(A) Generally. The members of the police force, while on duty, shall devote their full time and attention to the discharge of their duties according to the laws of the state, the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and regulations of the Department to preserve order, peace and quiet and to enforce the laws throughout the village.
(B) Arrests. The members of the police force shall have the power to arrest all persons in the village found in the act of violating any law or aiding and abetting in any violation and shall arrest any person found under circumstances which would warrant a reasonable person in believing that the person had committed or is about to commit a crime.
(C) Serve warrants and processes. The members of the police force shall have power and authority and it shall be their duty to serve and execute warrants and other processes in the village for the summoning, apprehension and commitment of any person charged with violation of any ordinance of the village or with any crime or misdemeanor or offense against the laws of the village or state.
(D) Assist Fire Department. It shall be the duty of members of the police force to aid the Fire Department by giving alarms in case of fire and by clearing the streets or grounds in the immediate vicinity of a fire so that the members of the Fire Department shall not be hindered or obstructed in the performance of their duties.
(E) Street excavations; exhibit of permit. It shall be the duty of every police officer, on observing or being informed of an opening or excavation of any public way, to require the person making the opening or excavation to exhibit the authority or permission therefor. If none has been given by the proper office or if the exhibition thereof be refused, the police officer shall, without delay, report the same to the Commissioner of Public Works.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-5)