'Crime doesn't take a vacation': Vital police work must continue, despite risks to officers posed by COVID-19

The global COVID-19 pandemic has altered the fabric of people’s lives, and there is no exception for the officers who must police the worst of us. Along with the normal, potentially dangerous altercations and the threats to their personal safety officers face in any given day on the job, there are now new concerns of becoming sick with an incredibly contagious virus.

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Keeping your distance from other people is the number one tactic for limiting the spread of COVID-19, but what happens when you don’t have a choice?

The dynamic nature of a police officer’s duties can put them at particular risk of coming into contact with infected individuals. The Peel Regional Police are taking a number of steps to keep their officers and the public safe.

Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga on March 30, 2020