Commonwealth v. Pratti

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The issue before this Court is whether the arresting officer, in stopping and detaining appellee, violated the Statewide Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S. *258§ 8953 (the “Act”). For the reasons that follow we find that the Act was not violated and, therefore, vacate the order of the Superior Court.

On August 3, 1988, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Officer Frank Albert of the Millvale Borough Police Department was on patrol duty in uniform and in a marked police car. At that particular time he was patrolling that end of Mill-vale Township which borders…