News Items Related to COVID-19

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• MAY 2020

  • Illinois sheriffs sue Gov. Pritzker for shutting prisons to new inmates during COVID-19 pandemic [WTVO, May 28, 2020]
  • Seminole County Sheriff’s Office vehicle used in Ford’s experiment to neutralize COVID-19 [WKMG News 6, May 28, 2020]
  • Civil rights groups sue Clayton Sheriff Hill over COVID-19 reporting [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 28, 2020]
  • Lincoln County Sheriff: COVID-19 contact tracing scam alert [Lincoln City Homepage, May 28, 2020]
  • Sheriff Apple: Heroin deaths outpacing COVID-19 deaths in Capital Region [The Record, May 26, 2020]
  • Hampden County sheriff orders jail lockdown after 8 inmates test positive for COVID-19 [Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 26, 2020]
  • DOJ awards two COVID-19 grants to sheriff’s office [The Duncan Banner, May 26, 2020]
  • Kane sheriff’s office sets up COVID-19 online ‘needs form’ [The Beacon-News, May 22, 2020]
  • Highlands sheriff warns of COVID-19 task force scheme [WFLA 8, May 21, 2020]
  • Sheriff’s Office: COVID-19 Contributed to Pasco Overdose Increase [Bay News 9, May 21, 2020]
  • Shelby County Sheriff’s Office sued, accused of not protecting inmates from COVID-19 [WMC 5, May 20, 2020]
  • Sheriff Credits Use Of Masks For Low COVID Infection Rates [The Independent, May 20, 2020]
  • Sheriff outlines effects of COVID-19 on sheriff’s office, gives update on jail [Pagosa Springs SUN Online, May 20, 2020]
  • Letter: Sheriff Chad Bianco honors his most-important oath during coronavirus pandemic [Desert Sun, May 19, 2020]
  • Spartanburg Co. sheriff’s office approved for $207K COVID-19 grant [WSPA 7, May 19, 2020]
  • Judge OKs petition to recall Wash. sheriff over COVID-19 response [PoliceOne.com, May 19, 2020]
  • Harris County Sheriff’s Office expands COVID-19 testing for jail inmates [Houston Chronicle, May 19, 2020]
  • Johnson County Sheriff considering UV light technology to fight COVID-19 outbreak in jail [FOX 59, May19, 2020]
  • CITY POLICE & SHERIFF DEPUTIES ADJUST TO COVID-19 CHALLENGES [KSCJ, May 15, 2020]
  • Sheriff Nocco cautions COVID-19 will make next hurricane season ‘different’ [The Suncoast News, May 12, 2020]
  • Police, sheriff’s department sees changes in crime statistics during COVID-19 shutdown [KOLD News 13, May 12, 2020]
  • Laramie County Sheriff’s Office relaxes polices to fight COVID-19 [Wyoming News Now, May 11, 2020]
  • Video shows LA County inmates attempting to infect themselves with COVID-19, sheriff says [FOX 11, May 11, 2020]
  • Forsyth County sheriff shares concerns about long-term impact of COVID-19, stay-at-home orders [WXII 12, May 11, 2020]
  • BEWARE: Morris County Sheriff Warns Of Increased COVID-19 Phone Scams Targeting Senior Citizens [Morris Daily Voice, May 11, 2020]
  • Middlesex Sheriff’s Office giving back during COVID-19 pandemic [Boston 25 News, May 8, 2020]
  • Berkshire Sheriff Back At Work After COVID-19 Bout [WAMC, May 8, 2020]
  • Richmond County Sheriff tests positive for COVID-19 [WRDW 12, May 8, 2020]
  • Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff files lawsuit against China over COVID-19 [KATC News, May 8, 2020]
  • Sierra County sheriff deputizes 20 churchgoers amid COVID-19 pandemic [Las Cruces Sun News, May 6, 2020]
  • Sheriff Offers Tips for Keeping Children Safe Online during COVID-19 [WJLE, May 5, 2020]
  • Sheriff takes steps to limit inmate exposure to COVID-19 [Aledo Times-Record, May 4, 2020]
  • $25K in damage after COVID-19 disturbance at Bristol ICE facility, sheriff says [WCVB 5, May 2, 2020]

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