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St. Helens Police Department COVID-19 Response
Updated March 19, 2020
The St. Helens Police Department continues to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to serve the St. Helens community during the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Like all citizens, we must take the necessary precautions to keep our officers and their families safe so that our officers can continue to be available in an emergency situation.
The St. Helens Police Department has been in contact with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. We will continue to support each other with law enforcement duties as needed.
The St. Helens Police Department is a small agency with a limited number of sworn officers. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, St. Helens Police Department officers have been instructed to limit their in-person response to all non-emergency calls for service to ensure that we can continue to provide police protection for emergency situations.
St. Helens officers and citizens are encouraged to handle non-emergency calls over the telephone to keep everyone safe and limit the potential exposure to the coronavirus. St. Helens officers will continue to respond to all emergency calls in-person. Certain calls for service will also require that officers continue to respond in-person.
Our station lobby is currently closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic to limit the spread and exposure of COVID-19 in St. Helens. This closure will be evaluated on a regular basis. The lobby will be reopened once it is deemed safe to do so again.
In addition to limiting contact with citizens during non-emergency calls, St. Helens officers will:
- Practice social distancing and maintain at least six feet of distance between officers and citizens when in contact with anyone
- Disinfect equipment and work areas on a routine basis
- Practice proper hand washing hygiene
- Wear personal protective equipment when interacting with people exhibiting flu-like symptoms
- Limit the number of officers encountering citizens when it is feasible and safe to do so
- Wear personal protective equipment when assisting EMS with ANY medical call
St. Helens Police Department protective equipment consists of:
- N95 masks (single use)
- Safety glasses
- Nitrile gloves
If there is a life safety emergency or crime in progress, people should continue to call 9-1-1. The community can continue to make non-emergency reports through dispatch at 503-397-1521.
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