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01:33 "Mayor Mike Duggan, who also attended Wednesday's press conference, added, 'Our hearts are broken ... today, coming a day after the loss of one of our 911 call-takers. And we're losing more members of our community. This is going to be hard. We're going to lose a lot more of our citizens.'"
05:09 "'We probably aren't going to go into a home like that and leave that to the medical professionals,' he said. 'We don't like not helping, but like I said the bottom line is that we have to be available for emergency calls.' Blair Fire Chief Joe Leonard said members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department are also taking precautions on rescue calls."
07:33 "Officers did notice a gun in the suspect's hand. By the 2 hour and 6 minute mark, the suspect stopped responding to officers so three began to approach the vehicle he was in, Reid said. This is when the suspect raised the weapon, prompting the officers to fire at the suspect. Reid said the officers feared for their lives."
09:13 "The Baltimore FOP posted a letter to its Twitter page Monday, writing in part, 'We know first responders and healthcare workers are drastically more susceptible to being exposed to COVID-19 than the general public. Neither the department nor the city, has established an adequate amount of these resources.'"
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, COVID-19 continues to take the spotlight. In Detroit, Homicide Chief Jonathan Parnell is mourned as he has succumbed to COVID-19.
In Washington County, police and fire departments are putting in place new procedures to mitigate the chances of COVID-19 transmission. And in Baltimore, the police union has begun collecting cleaning supplies to be donated for city officers.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:27 Detroit homicide chief succumbs to COVID-19
02:50 Washington County ramps up caution with rescue calls
06:20 Fresno: Suspect in officer-involved shooting dies after waving pellet gun
09:03 Baltimore FOP to collect cleaning supplies for city officers
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