§ 34.05 POWERS AND DUTIES.
   The Chief of Police and every member of the police department may, whether directed to them or not, execute warrants of arrest, processes, subpoenas and attachments for witnesses. They may arrest as prescribed by law for offenses against ordinances or municipal regulations of the city and shall have the same power of arrest for offenses against the state as a sheriff.
(KRS 95.740(1))
                          
Cross-reference:
   Authority to enforce traffic regulations, see §§ 70.03 and 70.04