It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of the city who shall be at any time called upon by the Chief of Police, a police officer or other ministerial officer in the discharge of his or her official duty to refuse, neglect or delay to apprehend and detain or refuse to assist in apprehending and detaining any person or persons charged with or convicted of any criminal offenses against any of the ordinances, rules or laws in force and effect in the city, or refuse to assist to secure the offenders when apprehended or refuse to assist to convey the offenders to prison or other place of security as required by the officers in a lawful manner.
(`90 Code, § 14-66)