April 16, 2020 Scranton, PA, The Times-Tribune
The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office will distribute thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to 26 municipal police departments and county detectives today.
From 10 a.m. to noon at the Lackawanna County 911 Center, the DA’s office will give out 500 K95 respirator masks, which are comparable to N95 masks; 4,000 pairs of nitrile gloves; 500 MicroMax coveralls with booties, elastic hoods and wrist covers; and 30 specialized tactical respirators for SWAT teams, according to a statement from the DA’s office. Process Technologies and Packaging of Scott Twp. donated the masks, along with 5 gallons of hand sanitizer, for the distribution.
The DA’s office spent $18,000 on the supplies that will be given out today, and it applied for a $58,000 grant for future supplies.
District Attorney Mark Powell said a shipment containing 4,000 N95 masks is expected to be delivered Monday.
— FRANK WILKES LESNEFSKY
From 10 a.m. to noon at the Lackawanna County 911 Center, the DA’s office will give out 500 K95 respirator masks, which are comparable to N95 masks; 4,000 pairs of nitrile gloves; 500 MicroMax coveralls with booties, elastic hoods and wrist covers; and 30 specialized tactical respirators for SWAT teams, according to a statement from the DA’s office. Process Technologies and Packaging of Scott Twp. donated the masks, along with 5 gallons of hand sanitizer, for the distribution.
The DA’s office spent $18,000 on the supplies that will be given out today, and it applied for a $58,000 grant for future supplies.
District Attorney Mark Powell said a shipment containing 4,000 N95 masks is expected to be delivered Monday.
— FRANK WILKES LESNEFSKY