As we continue to navigate the unchartered waters of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting shutdown of our normal daily lives, I want to take this opportunity to reassure and clarify a few things for our residents.
SUMPTER TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL RESPOND AS EXPECTED SHOULD YOU NEED US.
Our Public Safety Department is prepared for emergency operations and has put procedures in place to help protect the health of our police officers, firefighters, and community members.
This means we've tweaked our response to lower priority, non-emergency calls for service, both police and fire/rescue, to minimize person to person contact. We will, without question, respond in our usual manner to all emergency calls though.
We're asking that residents follow all guidelines from Federal, State, and County health agencies in addition to the current and any future orders from the Governor.
Depending on the specific importance, information from the Public Safety Department will be shared through the police department's Nixle account in addition to the Facebook pages of the police and fire departments.
I want to remind everyone to dial 911 for Emergencies only. For all other police, fire or medical issues call our dispatch at 734-461-6898.
I know this trying time is full of many stressors. I assure you the response of Sumpter Township Public Safety when you need us should not be one of them. Fire Chief Januszyk, and I, along with our dedicated police officers and firefighters, thank you, the community, for your continued, and overwhelming support of Sumpter Township Public Safety.
Who knows, maybe just maybe when we come out the other side of this craziness, we'll be better because of it, as citizens, as neighbors, as family, as friends. More compassion and less anger, more helping, and less hindering, more listening, and less yelling. Back to the Golden Rule... treat others as you want to be treated. We can hope.
Please stay home & stay safe,
Eric Luke
Director of Public Safety/ Chief of Police
Sumpter Township
"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."
-C.C. Scott
