The pandemic has had a large effect on most activities including the Johnston Police Department. Today our program was a Zoom meeting with Johnston Police Chief Dennis McDaniel, Sergeant Zach Grandon and Lieutenant Tyler Tomkins.
Lieutenant Tompkins started and touched on the following topics:
- Measures to keep full service.
- Officer responsibilities with Covid.
- CDC guidelines.
- Budget impact.
- Criminal activity cycle during the pandemic.
Sergeant Grandon followed with:
- Community policing.
- School Reserve Officers (SRO's).
- Community Outreach.
- Community help and interactions.
Chief McDaniel concluded and discussed:
- Social and civil unrest during the pandemic.
- Upcoming budget plans.
- Staffing approaches, updates and planned changes.
- Resource utilization and training.
They concluded with a Q&A.
Rotarians ended the meeting with a comment of our sincere thanks for all the quality work that the Johnston Police Department does for our community.