Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272 § 65
Current through Chapter 231 of the 2024
A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police officer, upon view or information of an offence described in the two preceding sections, may, without a warrant, arrest the offender, and make complaint against him therefor; and the state police shall make such arrests and complaints. Mayors and selectmen shall appoint special police officers, who shall also make such arrests and complaints in their respective towns.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 65