LANCASTER, Pa. — In an effort to protect staff from potential exposures under the current conditions Lancaster Bureau of Police have instituted the following precautions:
-Suspending processing employment fingerprints
-If you are suffering from flu like symptoms or any of the symptoms associated with the Coronavirus/Covid-19, do not come into the police station.
-If you are suffering from the same above symptoms, please do not break the law.
-Officers will be handling more calls via phone to reduce the chance of exposure.
-For calls at a residence or business, they may ask you to step outside in order to speak with you.
-If you are self-quarantined or suffering from above symptoms and need emergency services please tell dispatchers so emergency responders can take proper precautions.
-Please do not be offended if responders arrive wearing personal protective equipment.
For additional information and updates on COVID-19 in Pennsylvania and the United States, you can go to the Centers For Disease Control at www.cdc.gov and the PA Department of Health at www.health.pa.gov.
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/lbop/19659/post/police-station-limited-access-protocols-march-2020