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Jackson water: Law enforcement groups provide water for Jackson area officers

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Law enforcement groups provide water for Jackson area officers amid crisis

by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today
September 15, 2022

Law enforcement officers with several associations have raised money and provided bottled water to fellow officers serving in the Jackson area during the city’s water crisis.

The Mississippi State Troopers Association, Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police, Troopers Coalition and Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation have provided about $2,500 worth of bottled water to officers with the Jackson Police Department, troopers serving in Jackson, the Capitol Police and MDWFP game and fish officers in Jackson.

Master Sgt. Scott Henley, vice president of the Troopers Association, said: “I thought about how hard it would be for law enforcement officers trying to work and take care of their families during the water crisis, so we wanted to show our support for them and their families.”

Besides state and federal government emergency crews supplying Jacksonians with drinking and non-potable water, many local and nationwide organizations have supplied and distributed water. While most of Jackson now has flowing water again, a boil-water warning continues into its second month for the city system.

READ MORE: Mississippi Today’s complete coverage of the Jackson water crisis

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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All aboard Delta flight survive after plane flips while landing in Toronto

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Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: February 14-16

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