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Police chief loses battle with COVID-19

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THE UNION CYIT POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS CHIEF STEVENS WAS THE EPITOME OF A GREAT LEADER AND DAY, THEY LOST A BROTHER A FRIEND AND A TERU HERO THE SMALL BUT MIGHTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DOWN A BROTHER IN BLUE. STEVENS WITH THE UNION CITY PD BATTDLE COVID-19 IN THE ICU BACK IN DECEMRBE REALLY DIDN’T HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING OF COVID. WE’VE HAD A FEW TEST POSITIVE HERE AND THERE AND THEN CHIEF STEVENS CAME DOWN WITH COVID AND WAS PUT IN ICU AT THE END OF DECEMBER. REALLY IMPACTED OUR DEPARTMENT BEING A SMALL DEPARTMENT TAYOD THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED HIS PASSING AND SEVAL SURROUNNGDI AGENCIES SHOWING THEIR RESPECTS MINGO FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY’RE SENDING PRAYERS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE RIVER STEVENS WAS A GREAT CHIEF AND WILLE B MISSED MUSTANG POLICE SAYING THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR OUR NEIGHBORST A UCPD REST EASY CHIEF RICHARD STEVENS THE OKLAHOMA LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL TELLS MEO S FAR IN 2022. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD COVID-19 LINE OF DUTY DEATH THIS YEAR. MAY 21 THE TOTAL LINE OF DUTY DEATHSOR F THE US SITS AT 520 THWI 358 OF TMHE FROM COVID-19, WHICH WAS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. FRONTLINE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAST

Brother, friend, hero: Union City police chief loses battle with COVID-19

KOCO 5 first told you about Chief Richard Stephens with the Union City Police Department back in January when he was admitted to the ICU

A metro police chief has died due to COVID-19.KOCO 5 first told you about Chief Richard Stephens with the Union City Police Department back in January when he was admitted to the intensive care unit.The Union City Police Department says Stephens was the epitome of a great leader, and today they lost a brother, friend and hero. The small but mighty police department is down a brother in blue. Stephens battled COVID-19 in the ICU back in January. >> RELATED: Union City police chief dies from COVID-19“We really didn’t have a problem in the beginning of COVID. We had a few test positive here and there and then Chief Stephens came down with COVID and was put in the ICU at the end of December. It has really impacted our department being a small department,” Capt. Adam Taylor said. On Friday, the department announced Stephens’ passing. Several surrounding agencies showed their respects. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial said that Stephens’ death marks the third COVID-19 line-of-duty death this year. >> RELATED: Oklahoma hospitals make winter weather preparations amid omicron surgeIn 2021, total line-of-duty deaths in the United States were 520. With 358 of them, COVID-19 was to blame. COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for frontline law enforcement last year.

UNION CITY, Okla. —

A metro police chief has died due to COVID-19.

KOCO 5 first told you about Chief Richard Stephens with the Union City Police Department back in January when he was admitted to the intensive care unit.

The Union City Police Department says Stephens was the epitome of a great leader, and today they lost a brother, friend and hero.

The small but mighty police department is down a brother in blue. Stephens battled COVID-19 in the ICU back in January.

>> RELATED: Union City police chief dies from COVID-19

“We really didn’t have a problem in the beginning of COVID. We had a few test positive here and there and then Chief Stephens came down with COVID and was put in the ICU at the end of December. It has really impacted our department being a small department,” Capt. Adam Taylor said.

On Friday, the department announced Stephens’ passing. Several surrounding agencies showed their respects. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial said that Stephens’ death marks the third COVID-19 line-of-duty death this year.

>> RELATED: Oklahoma hospitals make winter weather preparations amid omicron surge

In 2021, total line-of-duty deaths in the United States were 520. With 358 of them, COVID-19 was to blame. COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for frontline law enforcement last year.