Despite sick, quarantined officers, BPD running at full strength

A total of 10 officers are away from work due to quarantine.

FOUR BUFFALOPOLICE OFFICERS AREAMONG THE 48 TOTEST POSITIVE IN THECITY.JEFF RUSACKCONTINUES OURCOVERAGE WITH THESTEPS THAT AREBEING TAKEN TO HELPPROTECT THE MENAND WOMEN ON THEFRONT LINES OF THERESPONSE.SUPERS4 IN BPD TEST POSITVEFOR COVID-19TROOPER JAMESO'CALLAHANJEFF RUSACK@JEFFRUSACKSOME OF BUFFALO'SFIRST RESPONDERSARE TAKING THEBRUNT OF THESPREAD OF COVID-19IN WESTERN NEWYORK.4 OF THE 100 PLUSERIE COUNTY CASESOF COVID 19 AREFROM PEOPLE WHOWORK FOR THEBUFFALO POLICEDEPARTMENT.A TOTAL OF 10OFFICERS ARE AWAYFROM WORK DUE TOQUARANTINE.DESPITE THOSENUMBERS, CAPTAINJEFF RINALDO SAYSDON'T EXPECT TO SEEA DROP IN COVERAGEIN THE CITY.BASED ON OUR DAILYNUMBER OF OFFICERSOUT SICK, WE'REACTUALLY BELOW THATNUMBER.

SO WE ARE INA VERY GOOD STAFFINPOSITION.IN A DAILYCORONAVIRUSCONFERENCE CALLUPDATE WITH MAYORBYRON BROWN,RINALDO SAYS BPD ISDOING ALL IT CAN TOMAKE SURE THEREISN'T ANY FURTHERSPREAD IN THEDEPARTMENT.STAFFING HAS BEENACTUALLY, VERY GOOD.WE HAVE TAKEN A LOTOF PREVENTITVEMEASURES, INTERMSOF OUR MAN-POWERDEPLOYMENT.LAW ENFORMENCENTACROSS ERIECOUNTY, NEW YORKSTATE AND THENATION CONTINUE TOTAKE STEPS TO MAKESURE THEY AREN'TSPREADING ORCONTRACTINGCOVID-19.ONCE THEY GET THEDETAILS OF WHAT ATROOPER ISRESPONDING TO DOESANYONE, OR DO YOUHAVE FLU LIKESYMPTOMS.I SPOKE WITH THEUNION LEADER WHOREPRESENTS BUFFALOPOLICE OFFICERS.

HISBIGGERST CONCERN,IS A CONCERN INALMOST EVERY FIELD..MORE PROTECTIVEGEAR SHOULD HAVEDISTRIBUTED SOONER.JEFF RUSACK 7 EWN.TONIGHT THE U-SSENATE IS READY TOVOTE ON A HISTORICSTIMULUS PACKAGE