Law enforcement protections amid COVID-19

Law enforcement protections amid COVID-19

DEPARTMENTS ANDSHERIFF'S OFFICESARE TAKING EXTRAMEASURES TOPROTECT THEIRSAFETY AMID THECORONAVIRUS, THENEBRASKA STATEFRATERNAL ORDEROF POLICE, A UNIONREPRESENTINGDIFFERENT LAWENFORCEMENTOFFICERS - ISASKING FOR MOREPROTECTIONSFROM THEGOVERNOR.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HASMORE ON WHATTHEY WOULD LIKETO SEE DONE.THE DOUGLASCOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE HASSTEPPED UPPROTECTIVE GEARFOR DEPUTIES, TOENSURE THEY CANSTILL RESPOND TOALL CALLS WHILEBEING PROTECTEDFROM THECORONAVIRUS.CAPT WAYNEHUDSON - DOUGLASCOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE 'WE TOLDOUR DEPUTIESTHEY HAVE THEDISCRETIONDEPENDING ON THETYPE OF CALLTHEY'RE GOING TO,THEY CAN LET 911KNOW THAT THEYWANT THE CALLERTO COME OUT OFTHE HOME ANDTALK TO THEDEPUTY OUTSIDESO IT'S AN OPEN AIRTYPE SITUATION."22:53:53 MASKS,GLOVES, HANDSANITIZER.THAT WAY THEYDON'T INFECTTHEMSELVES ANDIN TURN, OTHERS,WHILE OUT IN THEFIELD.STANDUP "THEDOUGLAS COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICEALONG WITH MANYOTHER LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENTAGENCIES HAVEPROTECTIVEMEASURES PUT INPLACE BEFORE ...."KNOCKING ONDOORS." 23:11:0223:13:23 "BUT THENEBRASKAFRATERNAL ORDEROF POLICE WANT TOTAKE IT A STEPFURTHER.THEY WANT FIRSTRESPONDERS TOKNOW BEFOREENTERING ARESIDENCE IFSOMEONE HASCOVID-19EXPOSURE." THEYWANT GOVERNORRICKETTS TOIMPLEMENT ANORDER TO ALLOWCOUNTY HEATHDEPARTMENTS TOSHAREINFORMATION WITH911 DISPATCH, SOOFFICERS ANDDEPUTIES KNOWWHICH HOUSESMAY BE INFECTEDAND WHERE TO USEEXTRAPRECAUTION.JIM MAGUIRE -PRESIDENT,NEBRASKAFRATERNAL ORDEROF POLICE "EVENWITH THELIMITATIONS THATTHE POLICE CHIEFSAND SHERIFFSHAVE PUT TOMINIMIZE THE RISKWE ARE STILLGOING TO BEMAKING CONTACTWITH PEOPLE INTHE COMMUNITYAND IT WOULD BEUNFORTUNATE IFWE WERE THEONESTRANSMITTING THISDISEASE." 22:44:41THE NEBRASKAFRATERNAL ORDEROF POLICE KNOWSTHIS MAY BE APRIVACY ISSUE, BUTTHEY SAY THERE'S AWAY TO GIVE OUTTHIS INFORMATION,WITHOUTINCLUDING NAMES,OR BLASTING THEINFORMATIONTHROUGH POLICESCANNERS."THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT HASALREADY ISSUED ANORDER THROUGHTHEIR HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICESSTATING THAT WHATWE'RE ASKING FORIS LEGAL." 22:47:33AND THEY WANTTHE GOVERNOR TOMAKE THIS ANORDER, TO HELPLOCAL LAWENFORCEMENTWITH THIS ASQUICKLY ASPOSSIBLE."IT WOULD JUST BEA LOT EASIER IF THEGOVERNOR WOULDJUST APPROVE THISSO WE CAN PUTTHIS BEHIND USAND GET ALL OFTHE MAXIMUMMEASURES THATWE CAN TO LIMITTHE SPREAD OFTHIS VIRUS."22:46:59 REPORTINGIN DOUGLASCOUNTY, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.THE GOVERNORSAID IN A NEWSCONFERENCETODAY THAT LAWENFORCEMENTSHOULD BE ASKINGSTANDARDQUESTIONSREGARDING FEVERAND TRAVEL,BEFOREINTERACTING WITHPEOPLE, WHENPOSSIBLE.