Earlier this month, the LAPD said it would shift half the detectives working in its community stations to daily patrol to ensure public peace. The LAPD released a statement late Saturday confirming the positive test result. The officer was sent home once a supervisor became aware of the individual’s possible illness, according to the statement. Sources told The Times as many as 14 LAPD employees had been tested for the virus. Cleaning crews have disinfected the officer’s work station, according to the LAPD statement, which noted it was likely that more first responders would grow ill as the spread of the virus worsened.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 22, 2020 16:30 UTC