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3 Rossford PD officers cleared to go back to work after being isolated for being exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms

Police say three officers were isolated after being exposed to a person who displayed COVID-19 symptoms while making an arrest.

ROSSFORD, Ohio — UPDATE: Three Rossford Police officers are cleared to go back to work after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms.

3 Rossford Police Officers have been isolated after being exposed to... a person that displayed symptoms of Covid-19. This possible exposure occurred while making an arrest on the morning of April 14, 2020. These Officers were performing the duties they were sworn to do.

The officers were isolated after being exposed to a person who displayed symptoms of COVID-19 while making an arrest Tuesday morning.

The police department posted about the incident on social media, saying "these officers were performing duties they were sworn to," and plead the public to abide by the current and future orders issued by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health. 

"If you choose not to (abide by the order), you not only endanger yourself and your family, but our families as well," the post read. 

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