A police officer is authorized, and it is his duty, to make an arrest without a warrant, in the following cases:
(1) when a felony is committed in his presence;
(2) to prevent the commission of a felony;
(3) of persons found near the scene of a felony and suspected of committing it, where such suspicion is based on reasonable grounds and the arrest follows the crime by a short time;
(4) when a misdemeanor is committed in his presence;
(5) to prevent a breach of the peace when he has reasonable grounds to believe that a breach of the peace is about to be committed;
(6) of persons who obstruct justice by assaulting him or otherwise interfering with him while he is discharging his duty;
(7) of persons who are in danger of life or limb and whose arrest is necessary for their protection.
History: 1963, PL 8-3.