Posted: Dec 23, 2020 1:14 PM CT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
Insp. Bonnie Emerson, right, stands with cadets and members of the Rapid Relief Team, along with a supply of emergency food boxes outside of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters. (Winnipeg Police Service)
Increased isolation due to COVID-19 has also led to severe challenges impacting the health and safety of vulnerable Winnipeggers, many of whom are being encountered by Winnipeg police.
Officers recently responded to a well-being call for a senior in their 80s, who was isolated and had no money for food, according to Insp. Bonnie Emerson.
Through connections with community partners, police were able to provide the senior with an emergency food box filled with basic food staples, she said.