How law enforcement is responding to COVID-19

Law enforcement both in Western New York and New York State are changing the way they operate

GOOD EVENINGAGAIN...SOCIAL DISTANCING....IT'S THE NEW NORMALFOR ALL OF US..BUT IT MEANS A LITTLESOMETHINGDIFFERENT WHEN YOUARE A MEMBER OF THEPOLICE FORCE OR ANEMERGENCYRESPONDER OF ANYTYPE..7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER NIKKIDEMENTRI EXPLAINSTHE CHANGES YOU'LLNOTICE WHEN YOUDIAL 9-1-123:03-:08"WE'RE ANSWERING 911CALLS AND WE'RETELLING THEM WHENTHEY ANSWER IT TOTRY AND STAY 6 FEETBACK."FOR BUFFALO POLICEOFFICERS SOCIALDISTANCING IS NOWPART OF THEIRPROTOCOL.OFFICERS ARE ASKINGRESIDENTS WHO NEEDASSISTANCE TO COMETO THE DOOR TOSPEAK INSTEAD OFGOING STRAIGHTINSIDE THEIR HOME.RENALDO FROM 3/16,16:11-16:14"ACROSS THE BOARDWE'VE TAKEN EVERYPRECAUTIONARYMEASURE WEPOSSIBLY CAN."BUFFALO FIRE ISLIMITING THE NUMBEROF PEOPLE ALLOWEDTO ENTER AHOME.ALSOPRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCING.A-M-R IS TAKING ON ANUMBER OF THEIRRESPIRATORYCALLS.AND FOR NOWBUFFALO FIRE ISRESTRICTED TOCARDIAC ANDRESPIRATORY ARRESTCALLS.ERIE COUNTYUNDERSHERIFF 23:43-23:53"THE SHERIFF AND IWITH THECANCELLATION OFCOURTS AND OTHERPUBLIC BUILDINGSWHERE WE HAVESTAFF.

WE HAVEREDEPLOYED THEM TOTHE FRONT LINES"THOSE ERIE COUNTYSHERIFFS OFFICERSARE NOW GOING TOHELP AGENCIES LIKETHE HEALTHDEPARTMENT.NON-EMERGENCYCALLS TO THESHERIFF'S OFFICELIKE A ROCK HITTINGYOUR WINDSHIELD ORA CREDIT CARD SCAMWILL BE HANDLEDOVER THE PHONE ORTHROUGH EMAIL ANDFAX.ERIE COUNTYUNDERSHERIFF 26:23-:30"THIS VIRUS IS SILENTAND INVISIBLE SO WENEED TO KEEP OURMEN AND WOMEN ONTHE FRONT LINES ASHEALTHY AS POSSIBLE."TROOPER A, 5:07:48-:57"ONE OF THEQUESTIONS ONCETHEY GET THE DETAILSOF WHAT A TROOPER ISRESPONDING TOTHEY'RE GOING TO ASKDOES ANYONE OR DOYOU HAVE FLU LIKESYMPTOMS?"THAT'S ONE OF MANYSUBTLE CHANGESNEW YORK STATETROOPERS AREMAKING IN THE WAKEOF THIS VIRUS.AND UNTIL FURTHERNOTICEEMPLOYMENTFINGERPRINTING ANDCHILD SAFETY SEATCHECKS AT THEIRLOCATIONS ARESUSPENDED.TROOPER, 5:08:16-:26"WE WANT TO MAKESURE THAT TROOPERSARE GOING HOME TOTHEIR FAMILIES AT THEEND OF THE DAYWITHOUT BEINGCONTAGIOUS OREFFECTIVELYCONTAMINATE THEIROWN FAMILIES."AGAIN THE BIGGESTTHING TO REMEMBERA IF YOU AREEXPERIENCING ANYFLU LIKE SYMPTOMS,TELL THE DISPATCHERSO OFFICERS CAN BEPREPARED.NIKKI DEMENT