Even during a pandemic, men and women in uniform are out protecting our communities.
Like all of us, they're doing what they can to keep the coronavirus from spreading.
“It’s a moment in our time where we just have to do things differently to get past this," Capt. Tyler Chandler of the Mt. Juliet Police Department said.
Under a new mandatory policy, each time an officer gets out of their car, they have to wear a surgical mask and gloves.
If they think someone they talk with with could have the virus, they will put on an N95 mask, glasses, and possibly a protective gown.
Every staff member also has their temperature checked and they're screened for COVID-19 symptoms.
“We can’t go home. We have to be out here. We have to continue to take care of people. We have to continue to keep our community safe," Capt. Chandler said.