The Chief of Police, as appointed by and under the direction of the City Manager, shall have the immediate superintendence of the police. He or she and the policemen or policewomen shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to arrest all offenders against the laws of the state or of the city, by day or by night, in the same manner as a Sheriff or Constable, and keep them in the city prison or other place to prevent their escape, until a trial or examination may be had before the proper officer, and they shall have the same power as a Sheriff and Constable in relation to all criminal matters arising out of a violation of a city law and all process issued by the County Court in connection with a violation of a city law. They shall arrest and detain any person found violating any law of the state or any law of the city, until a legal warrant can be obtained. Each member of the city Police Department shall have the duties of becoming well informed as to the laws of the state and laws of the city, of enforcing the laws, of wearing at all times the badge, uniform, and insignia furnished by the city for the Police and of properly caring for same, and all further duties as shall be assigned to them by the City Manager and Council and as are otherwise provided by law. The Chief of Police shall have custody of all city property used by the city police, shall execute the orders of the Mayor and City Manager, shall be a member of the Board of Health and the Secretary and Quarantine Officer thereof, shall have charge of traffic control on the city streets, shall make and file or cause to be made and filed complaints for violations of the ordinances of the city, shall have charge of the city jail and the prisoners therein, and shall perform any other duties as are assigned to or required of him or her by the City Manager and Council or otherwise provided by law.
(Prior Code, § 1-315)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-225
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-238, 16-323, 29-401