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T
he Freeport Police Department worked hard to meet the challenge of keeping residents and officers safe during and in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In order to protect themselves, officers have worn masks, goggles, gloves and other protective clothing, and keep track of their equipment from day to day in case they start running low on anything. According to village and police officials, multiple Freeport police officers tested positive for Covid-19, but all were able to recover and return to work. Mayor Robert Kennedy said police supervisors have been monitoring temperature and oxygen levels of officers. Local officers often assist paramedics who are tending to and transporting the sick. Clerical staff who were deemed non-essential have been able to telework. Officers have continued patrolling the village, especially where businesses and places of worship are operating. They have had to remind sev-
Freeport Police Officials:
•Raymond Horton,
Assistant Chief of Police
•Michael Smith,
Deputy Police Chief
•Donnie Ethier, Command-
ing Officer of the Commu-
eral restaurants to enforce social nity Response Unit and the distancing measures and have Detective Division issued a few citations to those Joseph China, Commandthat were not compiling. Police ing Officer of the Comhave also patrolled the Nautical munity Affairs Division and Mile, handing out face masks the Special Enforcement and reminding visitors to social Team distance. Kennedy responded it was Shawn O’Sullivan, Comtoo soon to say if the pandemic manding Officer of the would permanently change how Technical Service Unit village police operate on a dayRichard Samuel, Comto-day basis. manding Officer of the “Covid-19 is a very fluid Traffic Safety Enforcement pandemic and continuously Unit changing health standards,” he said. “The village will continue to observe the Health Department regulations and the directives Courtesy Village of Freeport of Governor Cuomo in effort to Above Photo: Freeport Police officers helped prevent the spread.”
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guide protesters along the streets during local Black Lives Matter rallies.
