The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. It’s sickened thousands of America’s first responders and killed dozens more.
But many have recovered, and they’re going back to work — back to the crime scene, back into the ambulance, back to the jail.
Some of their stories from the front lines of the deadly pandemic: ___ HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY RAVIN WASHINGTON In Deputy Ravin Washington’s squad car, risk rides shotgun.
The threats she faces on her solo patrols around Houston are usually more immediate than reports of some new unseen virus. But after battling her own case of COVID-19, Washington has to rely on not just a badge and gun but also a mask and gloves to stay safe.