LAKE MARY, Fla. – The Lake Mary Police Department is “reimagining” how law enforcement officers help people suffering from mental illness in a “one-of-a-kind” public-private partnership, according to Lake Mary Police Officer Zach Hudson.
Hudson, with the support of the police chief and the entire department, has pulled together social workers, hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, churches, synagogues and even food pantries for this initiative. [TRENDING: Missing Fla.
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