Commonwealth v. Firman

¶ 1 I respectfully dissent. The Majority holds that “where a [Port Authority] officer is properly traveling from one PAT property to another, in pursuit of railroad, railway, or transportation business, the officer has statutory authority to arrest under our criminal and motor vehicle laws.” Majority Slip Op. at 10-11. In my opinion, this pronouncement ignores plain language in the Railroad and Street Police Act (the Act) that limits the circumstances under which a Port Authority officer may conduct an arrest, and as a result, invests Port Authority officers with powers denied by the…