Elizabeth Borough Police Dept. Shuts Down After 3 Officers Test Positive For Coronavirus
ELIZABETH BOROUGH (KDKA) -- The Elizabeth Borough Police Department is temporarily shut down due to coronavirus exposures.
According to Chief William Sombo, three officers have tested positive for COVID-19 and a fourth officer is showing symptoms of the virus.
Seven of the department's 12 officers are now in quarantine. None of the officers have required hospitalizations.
The chief says their symptoms started last week. Officers were tested on Friday, and results came back on Monday.
"Three of them are in their 50s and one is in his 20s," said Sombo.
While the department is closed, Chief Sombo says several other departments are chipping in to cover calls for police service in Elizabeth Borough and West Elizabeth Borough.
Elizabeth Township Police, Forward Township Police and Lincoln Borough Police will be covering calls in Elizabeth Borough.
Jefferson Hills Police and City of Clairton Police will cover West Elizabeth.
Borough residents can still call 911, and the closest available police department will respond to the call.
"A barking dog all the way out to a very serious crime, I need everyone to contact 911. State their emergency or their police request," the chief told KDKA.
All five of those departments are doing patrols in the area.
The station will be closed through Aug. 21. The police station and patrol cars are all being thoroughly sanitized and contact tracing is currently being conducted.