(a) The members of the police department shall:
(1) Enforce this code, all ordinances and all statutes effective in the village;
(2) Preserve order, protect life and property and prevent infractions of the law and apprehend and arrest violators thereof.
(b) Every member of the police department is hereby declared to be a conservator of the peace 1 . (1963 Code § 7.002)
Notes
1 | 21. 65 ILCS 5/3-9-4. |