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The following operational procedures will be in effect immediately and temporarily supersede normal operational policy until further notice.
The Herculaneum Police Department is a small department with a limited pool of employees. We are instituting precautions to both protect the public and the Officers as much as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic. We feel that it is prudent to adapt to the current circumstances and will be making modifications to our operations to ensure that our officers and the public are protected.
For the foreseeable future, the Herculaneum Police Department will be moving to a tiered response policy. The Herculaneum Police Department will continue to respond to calls for service, however, the Department will change the way it handles those calls.
These response procedures are designed to reduce officers’ exposure to the coronavirus in the line of duty. In addition, the Herculaneum Police Department is asking officers to use social distancing and personal protective equipment to limit contact with people who may have the virus.
Police responses will be based on the public safety threat level. Officers are authorized to conduct contacts by phone instead of in-person investigations, depending on the public safety threat level associated with the incident.
Officers will continue to physically respond to major cases and investigations such as domestic assault and to calls involving crimes in progress or emergencies such as motor vehicle crashes, disturbances, etc. As needed, officers may take additional precautions such as asking the reporting party to exit their residence and using personal protective equipment.
Emergency calls should continue to be reported via 911, telephone or in-person if necessary. In other cases such as vandalisms, thefts, animal complaints, or delayed reports officers will generally be taking reports from the public over the phone.
Officers will be making the response decisions in consultation with the on-shift supervisor or duty officer. To encourage social distancing, the Herculaneum Police Department encourages all members of the public who are victims of these crimes to report them over the phone. Citizens are advised to utilize the phone reporting method rather than coming to the police department to file a report.
In addition, effective immediately and until further notice, Herculaneum Police Officers will suspend responses to routine (non-emergency) EMS and Fire Department calls unless specifically requested.
Further direction may be issued as the situation progresses.
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