#RIP At least 5 South Florida law enforcement officers have died from COVID-19 in just the last 7 days: Fort Lauderdale Officer Jennifer Sepot, 27, died on Saturday August 14th. She is survived by her husband and 2-year-old daughter. /1
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Lazaro Febles, 42, also died from COVID last weekend and was laid to rest yesterday, as was Officer Sepot. He is survived by his wife, a 6-year-old son and 5-month-old baby girl. #RIP /2
20-year veteran West Palm Beach Officer Robert Williams died last Monday from COVID. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. #RIP /3
25-year veteran Miami Beach Police Officer Edward “Eddie” Perez died after a battle with COVID-19, the department announced on Thursday. He is survived by his wife and daughter. #RIP /4
Coral Springs Sgt. Patrick “Pat” Madison, 43, died yesterday of COVID-19. He is survived by his son, fiancée, mother, brother and sister. #RIP /5
COVID has killed more police in 2020 & 2021 than all other causes combined: “By the end of this pandemic, it is very likely COVID will surpass 9/11 as the single largest incident cause of death for law enforcement officers." — Chris Cosgriff @ODMP exec dir odmp.org
Meanwhile at @MiamiPD, the @MiamiFOP union and corrupt regressive Mayor @FrancisSuarez are fighting against Chief @ArtAcevedo's proposed vaccine mandate to protect his officers and the public that they interact with #BecauseMiami local10.com/news/local/202…
In Southwest Florida, 18-year veteran Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Mazzotta also died from COVID-19 complications last Monday. According to @ODMP, over 22 law enforcement officials have died from COVID in Florida since the start of the pandemic.
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