N.Y. Second Class Cities Law § 142: Powers and duties of members of police department

§ 142. Powers and duties of members of police department. The members

of the police department, other than surgeons, in criminal matters have

all the powers of police officers under the general laws of the state,

and they shall also have the power and it shall be their duty to arrest

any person found by them violating any of the penal ordinances of the

city or laws of the state, and to take such person before the proper

city magistrate. Such person shall be dealt with in the same manner as

if he had been arrested upon a warrant theretofore duly issued by such

magistrate. They shall report violations of law and ordinances coming to

their knowledge in any way under regulations to be prescribed by the

commissioner of public safety. They shall also have, in every other part

of the state, in criminal matters all the powers of constables and any

warrant for search or arrest issued by any magistrate of the state may

be executed by them in any part of the state according to the tenor

thereof without indorsement. They shall possess such other powers and

perform such other duties as may be provided by law or ordinance of the

common council.