Multiple members of the DeWitt Police Department in rural mid-Michigan are back on the job after a COVID-19 scare sent the 18-member department into lockdown.
They're taking local service calls again, but on a limited basis, after the department was shuttered last week due to coronavirus. Officials did not release much information on the situation beyond a sign posted on the door last week that said they would be closed until Nov. 11. A statement to the local media said "a few folks" in the department had tested positive so the rest were quarantined.
A statement on the township’s Facebook page told anyone who came in close contact with a member of the police department between Oct. 14 and Oct. 27 to monitor their health conditions. The statement sent residents who had questions to mmdhd.org, the website for the Mid-Michigan District Health Department, as well as Michigan.gov/coronavirus and cdc.gov for additional information.
Following last week's scare, officials said every member of the department has passed through their coronavirus protocol and should be able to return.
Since the department closed since last Wednesday, neighboring sheriff's departments stepped in to handle policing matters.
"We have multiple agencies that can respond (in DeWitt Township) depending on the nature of the call," Clinton County Sheriff Larry Jerue told the Lansing State Journal. "All of their calls are being answered," he added.
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