Reservoir police gear up for COVID-19 enforcement

Reservoir police will enforce COVID-19 regulations over Labor Day weekend

THE RESERVOIR POLICE DEPARTMENTWILL BEOUT IN FULL FORCE FOR LABOR DAYWEEKEN"WE ARE OUT THERE CHECKING TOMAKE SURE EVERYBODY HASTHEIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON THEIRBOATS.

MAKE SURE THEY ARESOCIAL DISTANCING.

MAKING SURETHEY ARE HAVING AGOOD TIME BUT ALSO MAKING SURETHAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING THELAWS OF THE STATE AND ALSO OURORDINANCE HERE." THERE'S SPECIALENFORCEMENT FOR EVERY HOLIDAY.DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK...OFFICERS URGE PEOPLE TO AVOIDLARGE GATHERINGS..WEAR A MASK AND WASH YOUR HANDS."EVERYBODY THAT WORKS FOR THEDEPARTMENT WE ARE ALL ON DUTY.WE HAVE DIFFERENASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH OFFICER.

WEALSO HAVE HELP FROM THEDEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE GAMEAND FISHERIES.

THEY HAVEOFFICERS UP ON THE RIVER.""I DECIDED TO MAKE SURE I FISHON THE SIDE WHERE I KNOW PEOPLEDON'T FISH AND THAT'S THIS SIDE.WHEN I DO COME AND I FEEL UP TOTHE SPIRIT TO COME OUT AND FISHON THE HOLIDAY I'M GOINGTO LOOK FOR DISTANCE.""EVEN MY KIDS WE TRY TO TEACHEACH OTHER TO KEEP YOUR DISTANCEAND WASH YOUR HANDSAND WEAR A MASK AND ALL OF THAT.I'VE BEEN DOING THAT."RESERVOIR POLICE SAY THERE WILLBECONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO DON'TFOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES.

"YOU HAVETHE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT THEGOVERNOR PUTSOUT AND THAT'S A VIOLATION OFTHATORDER SO THEY CAN BE CITED FORTHAT ORDER WHICH IS I BELIEVE A$500FINE AND UP TO 6 MONTHS INJAIL."AT THE RESERVOIR SHALEEKA POWELL16WAPT NEWS.

RESERVOIR POLICE SAY SO FARPEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWINGGUIDELINES TO PR