hello i'm mesa police chief ken cost first i wanna offer our sincere condolences to the family of phoenix police commander brett carnival and the Phoenix Police Department Sunday night commander Carter who lost his life in the line of duty this serves as a reminder that even in these unprecedented times police officers are out there doing their job that they swore to do keeping our community safe our hearts and prayers are with our Phoenix Police Department's family recently governor ducey issue the stay home state healthy state connected order that executive order promotes physical distancing while encouraging social connectedness under the order everyone should limit their time away from home except to do with central activity and if you do go out please be mindful at the critical social distancing and remain at least 6 feet apart to stop the spread of the virus officers will provide educational information to those that may not be complying the first and foremost is important to remember that these restrictions are in place to protect each and every one of you and all of us as we navigate through the challenges of Cova 19 we need to work together support each other and stand strong and the community it's important to understand where you can go for help I'd like to tell you about a few resources that are available to you if you need resources or have questions concerning Coppa 19 please call 2-1-1 or go to WWE won 1 arizona org if you feel that you are in crisis and need to talk to someone please call the crisis along it at 602 to 2 294 44 to speak with a crisis counselor if you or someone you know is in danger of harming themselves or others please call 9-1-1 please reach out if you need any help I want to share some changes that we've made to improve our ability to respond to cost or service while still keeping our officers protected from those possibly infected with covin 19 and you as a public we have greatly expanded our ability to take the torts online during this time and we encourage online reporting of crimes like lost or stolen property ID theft credit card fraud whenever possible with that in mind Lobby access at our stations have been restricted if you can't do what you need to do online please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you call for officers to respond our dispatchers will be asking you corona virus related questions please give them as much information as you can that's for your safety an artist responding officers will be using extra care to maintain their safety by employing expanded precautions that may mean asking you to come out of your homes to meet them help us help you please follow the social distancing guidelines stay home for sick follow CDC guidelines don't don't have or don't attend large gatherings even if it's with family or friends it's crucial at this time now is the time for our community to work together and keep each other safe if you have an emergency and need to call 9-1-1 let our dispatchers know if someone has symptoms so our officers are fully prepared but know that no matter what we will answer the call when you need us follow the latest updates on the coronavirus developments at Mesa AZ gov and follow the Mesa Police Department on our social media Facebook Instagram Twitter and next door where we'll continue to provide updates and safety tips for you I want to thank you for being a supportive community and doing your part that helped us be part of the community be part of the blood drives that are coming up sign up to volunteer for the food drives anything you could do for your community to do your part to help us beat this pandemic and keep Mesa safe thank you and God bless [Music]