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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2020

H&R Block Offering Free Tax Prep for First Responders

Frontline workers can simply visit www.hrblock.com/frontline and click the banner or any price to get started. They will be asked to upload a photo of a work ID to validate they are a police officer, firefighter, EMT or healthcare worker, and then the tax professional will apply the offer.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

Team Wendy Making, Donating 10,000 Cloth Masks

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Team Wendy is stepping up to help those in need by creating cloth masks to be used by those on the front lines in our own backyards.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

Maryland Agency Puts Dozens of Officers on Paid Leave Due to Growing Facial Hair

Twenty-five police officers in Maryland will be on paid leave for the remainder of the Coronavirus pandemic—not because they caught COVID-19—but because of their facial hair.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

Video: Maine Officer Sings Song About Coronavirus from Squad Car

The South Portland (ME) Police Department posted a video of one of its officers singing an original song he wrote about COVID-19 while playing his guitar in the front seat of his patrol vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

United Kingdom Man Jailed for Spitting in Face of Officer Claiming COVID-19

A man who spat in a police officer's face in Croydon Crown Court in south London and lied about having Coronavirus said he did it because he was "stressed."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

CentralSquare Provides Free Software Products to Help Agencies With COVID-19 Response

CentralSquare Technologies announced that it is rolling out complimentary use of select software solutions to its 5,000+ public safety customers across the United States in support of national emergency response around the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

L3Harris Technologies Provides Free Communication Service to LEOs Combating COVID-19

L3Harris Technologies is offering its BeOn software application for free to healthcare and public safety workers, allowing users to turn their smartphones, laptops and other devices into an encrypted public safety radio.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

Aptar Requests Emergency Use Authorization for N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Decon

AptarGroup, Inc. is seeking U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a solution to allow easy disinfecting of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 mask) needed due to the shortage of disposable masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

iHeartRadio’s First Responder Fridays with FirstNet, Built with AT&T Honor LEOs

iHeartMedia and FirstNet, Built with AT&T, announced "iHeartRadio's First Responder Fridays with FirstNet, Built with AT&T," a special four-week tribute series honoring first responders on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 27, 2020

FAQ—Best Practices: Coronavirus Concerns for Law Enforcement Leaders

This FAQ includes answers from the presenters given during the live POLICE webinar on coronavirus and law enforcement as well as answers from experts who were kind enough to respond to our requests for answers.

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