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Patrol
Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, and Officer Safety
The Coronavirus is presently not a substantial threat to American law enforcement but its emergence into the national narrative provides an opportunity to remember that other threats pose a significant danger, and to recall that some simple steps can prevent succumbing to infectious disease.
March 6, 2020
Technology
Records Management System
Agisent
Agisent Technologies Inc., has released a suite of tools and enhancements to help fight COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The tools and enhancements have been added to the company's Records Management System.
April 13, 2020
Patrol
Most Officer COVID-19 Deaths to be Eligible for Federal LODD Benefits
The President of the National Fraternal Order of Police—Patrick Yoes—today issued a statement lauding the determination that law enforcement and other public safety officers who file a death benefit claim through the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit (PSOB) program for a COVID-19 related death will be found by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to have contracted the disease in the line of duty in most cases.
April 10, 2020
Special Units
Retired Michigan K-9 Dies of Cardiac Disease
K-9 Niko died of a cardiac disease that results in a decreased ability of the heart to pump blood through the vascular system.
April 25, 2019
Patrol
Legionnaires' Disease Bacteria Found in Water at Manhattan Police Station
Traces of the bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in the water at a Manhattan police station where an officer who recently fell ill works, the police and health officials said on Sunday.
June 12, 2017
Patrol
Utah Department Mourns Loss of Beloved K-9 "Karma" to Disease
Officers with the Ogden (UT) Police Department are mourning the loss of a beloved K-9 after the dog struggled mightily against a debilitating disease.
October 23, 2020
Patrol
Alcoholism: Equal Opportunity Disease
Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year as a result of alcohol abuse. Alcohol is a factor in more than half of the naÂtion's homicides, suicides and traffic acÂcidents
May 31, 2000
Patrol
Protect Yourself from Blood Borne Diseases
Chandler succumbed to Hepatitis C that he contracted 18 years earlier when he was pricked by a hypodermic syringe while searching a vehicle for narcotics.
August 7, 2008
Patrol
After Two Dozen Surgeries Missouri Officer with Flesh-Eating Disease Leaves Hospital
Lee's Summit (Mo.) Police Department Officer Josh Ward walked out of St. Luke's Hospital Monday morning via his own two feet. That was a miracle after he battled a flesh-eating bacteria that nearly killed him. More Here.
July 14, 2015
Patrol
Video: CO Sheriff Contracts West Nile Disease
Sheriff Joe Pelle of Boulder County, CO, took to social media to let people know the West Nile virus was back in Boulder County, and he has one of the county's two confirmed cases for 2017.
August 16, 2017
Patrol
Central California Officer Dies from Fungal Disease
A 52-year-old detective with the Bakersfield Police Department has died from complications from an illness caused by a fungus that lives in the soil and dirt in California's Central Valley.
August 27, 2019
Patrol
CO Sheriff Contracts West Nile Disease
Sheriff Joe Pelle of Boulder County, CO, took to social media to let people know the West Nile virus was back in Boulder County, and he has one of the county's two confirmed cases for 2017. More Here.
August 16, 2017
Patrol
Thousands of 9/11 Responders Battling Cancer, Other Diseases
This week, 156 names will be added to the memorial walls in a Nesconset, NY, park, bringing the total number of first responders who died from illnesses linked to their work at Ground Zero to more than 850, according to John Feal, a 9/11 first responder and president of the FealGood Foundation.
September 11, 2017
Patrol
Phoenix Officer Fighting Incurable Diseases, Needs Lifelong Treatment
For the last five years, Officer Denham has lived with an invisible disease. It's an autoimmune disease called systemic sclerosis, which is a rare form of scleroderma. More Here.
March 26, 2016
Patrol
LAPD Needs More Money to Protect Officers from Communicable Diseases
In 2018 and 2019 a number of LAPD officers and city workers reported they'd been exposed to infectious diseases, including typhus, salmonella, and MRSA. Most of the reports were made at the Central Area police station in downtown LA.
December 4, 2019
Patrol
Video: Phoenix Officer Fighting Incurable Diseases, Needs Lifelong Treatment
For the last five years, Officer Denham has lived with an invisible disease. It's an autoimmune disease called systemic sclerosis, which is a rare form of scleroderma.
March 26, 2016
Patrol
Deputy, Once Paralyzed by Rare Disease, Returns to Duty
Deputy Kristan Beltran of the Gregg County (TX) Sheriff's Office became very ill with a form of flu, which led to a rare complication that causes partial paralysis. She was hospitalized and told she might not have use of her legs for up to two years.
August 3, 2020
Patrol
Video: After Two Dozen Surgeries Missouri Officer with Flesh-Eating Disease Leaves Hospital
Lee's Summit (Mo.) Police Department Officer Josh Ward walked out of St. Luke's Hospital Monday morning via his own two feet. That was a miracle after he battled a flesh-eating bacteria that nearly killed him.
July 14, 2015
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