Stay at Home orders from the state and the City of Milwaukee remain in effect as public officials fight the spread of COVID-19.
FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE NOWBEEN ON THE FRONT LINES,FIGHTING THIS COVID-19OUTBREAK FOR MORE THAN ONEMONTH.
PETE ZERVAKIS JOINS USWITH AN UPDATE ON HOW MPDOFFICERS ARE HANDLING THEADDED STRESS.... AND THECHANGES THAT COULD CONTINUE ASTHE COMMUNITY BEGINS TOREBOUND.WHILE THEY'RE DOING THEIR BESTTO PRESS ON WITH BUSINESS...MILWAUKEE POLICE NOW FACEADDED PRESSURES ON THE JOB...36 this is a unique challengefacing not only MPD but theentire nation IN THE FACE OFTHAT CHALLENGE.... MILWAUKEEPOLICE OFFICERS ARE DOINGTHEIR BEST TO ADAPT TO SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES.
CAPT.WILLIE MURPHY MILWAUKEE POLICEDEPT.
3:51 they're going tosee us wearing masks andgloves while interracting withthem, theyre going to see usasking people to step outsideof their housesto haveconversations with us - tomaintain that socialdistancing CAPT.
WILLIE MURPHYSAYS MPD'S TRAINING STRESSESTHE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING TOJUMP OVER NEW, AND UNEXPECTED,HURDLES ON THE JOB... CAPT.WILLIE MURPHY MILWAUKEE POLICEDEPT.
3:007 officers have tooperate in situations thatinvolve a lot of risk andunknowns BUT WHILE SOMEDETAILS OF THE DAY-TO-DAY JOBARE DIFFERENT... THE MISSIONREMAINS THE SAME.
AND AT ATIME WHEN MANY OF US ARESTRESSED... OR ANXIOUS...MURPHY THINKS THE EXTRAPRESSURE IS HELPING TOMOTIVATE MPD'S OFFICERS...CAPT.
WILLIE MURPHY MILWAUKEEPOLICE DEPT.
4:42 the humanside of us: we don't want tocontract covid 19, we don'twant to take it home to ourfamilies, but we have a dutyto serve and protect 5:49 theofficers understand theyreserving a purpose greater thanthemselves - it doesn't erodeour morale.
In situations likethis, serving a purposegreater than ourselves upliftsus."AS OUR COMMUNITY LOOKS TOBEGIN REBOUNDING FROM THESTRESS OF THIS PANDEMIC... THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT WILL TOO.MPD'S TWO PSYCHOLOGISTS - ANDITS CHAPLAIN - ARE READY - ASALWAYS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORTANY OFFICERS IN
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