General Duties of Policemen.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 105-126
in effect105-126. General Duties of Policemen.
The members of the police force shall obey the orders of the chief of police and shall report to the chief of police all violations of the city ordinances, and all suspicious persons, bawdy houses, pawn-brokers' shops, gambling houses, and all places where idlers, tipplers, gamblers and other disorderly and suspicious persons congregate. And it shall also be their duty to caution strangers and others against going into such places, and against pickpockets, watch stuffers, droppers, mock auctioneers and all other suspicious persons, to render assistance to officers of justice, to direct strangers to the nearest way to their places of destination, and when necessary to cause them to be accompanied by one of the police.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH105.pdf#page=34Fetched: 10/26/2026
