All property within the corporate limits is served by the municipal police department. As such, the municipal police department will respond to all police calls within the corporate limits of the municipality. In addition, the Peru Police Department makes routine patrols throughout the community 24 hours per day, seven days per week, as well as other, less central, programs of the Police Department. In certain cases, based entirely upon the idiosyncracies of the specific situation, the municipal police may call for assistance from other agencies in order to protect the public from harm. The Police Department is funded primarily through local property taxes and other local revenues, however, supplemental funding of various types is sometimes sought.
(Ord. 24-2002, passed 8-5-02)