§ 29.10-1. Arrests.

 Police employed by the Municipality shall be ex officio constables of the Municipality and may within or without the limits of the Municipality without warrant and upon view, arrest and commit for hearing any and all persons guilty of breach of the peace, vagrancy, riotous, or disorderly conduct or drunkenness, or who may be engaged in the commission of any unlawful act tending to imperil the personal security or endanger the property of any citizen or for violating any ordinance of the Municipality for which a fine or penalty is imposed, notwithstanding any statute pertaining to the same or similar offenses. Any person so arrested shall be received for confinement by the keepers of the jails, lockups, or station houses within the county.