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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2020

Ford and 3M Now Shipping Respirators to Health Care Workers; Sending 500K Medical Gowns to New Jersey

Since late March, Ford has been working with 3M to create urgently needed powered air-purifying respirators, using design guidance from 3M and off-the-shelf parts, like vehicle ventilator fans and power tool batteries.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2020

Senate Passes Bill to Pay LODD Benefits to Officers who Die of COVID-19

The measure removes the requirement that families of officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians do not have to prove that the first responder was infected while on the job as long as the person was diagnosed with COVID-45 within 45 days of his or her last shift.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2020

NYPD to Stop Ticketing, Arresting People for Not Wearing Masks

“Absent a serious danger to the public, NYPD will not take enforcement actions for failing to wear face coverings,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his daily press conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2020

City Health Official Reportedly Refused NYPD Request for Surgical Masks Saying, “I Don’t Give Two Rats’ Asses About Your Cops”

Dr. Oxiris Barbot made the remark during a brief phone conversation in late March with NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, sources familiar with the matter told the New York Post Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2020

Inmates Released from Rikers Under COVID-19 Policy Have Re-Offended

More than 100 inmates who were released from incarceration on Rikers Island following Coronavirus concerns in late March have committed subsequent crimes.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2020

Officer Who Voiced Disagreement with COVID-19 Enforcement on Leave

Officer Greg Anderson of the Port of Seattle Police Department is now on administrative leave after posting a video on social media voicing disagreement with the enforcement of the state’s stay-at-home order.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2020

Axon Donates Masks and Hand Sanitizer to New York Department

Officers with the Gloversville (NY) Police Department received on Wednesday afternoon a donation of face masks and hand sanitizer from Axon.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2020

NJ Officer Contracted COVID-19 Giving CPR to His Mother, Spent 22 Days in Hospital

Asked to explain why he risked his life to try to save hers, Officer Robles said, “Wouldn’t you face the devil for your mother?”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2020

Georgia Officer Donates "Hazard Pay" to Help Students

Officer Keith Backmon has used his "hazardous duty" bonus pay to donate tablet computers to five children so they will be able to complete their school assignments.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2020

New Jersey Officer Dies After Long Fight with COVID-19

An officer with the Glen Ridge (NJ) Police Department has died of the Coronavirus—COVID-19—according to a statement posted to the agency's Facebook page on Monday.

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