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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

And it is a Friday, as I said, December 4th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning.

In the news this morning, the Philadelphia Police Department is grieving two officers who died of COVID-19.

The Manny Young community is mourning the loss of a beloved bike patrol officer who died from COVID.

For 14 years, TAB Ali was a fixture on the streets of Mannyunk while serving on the Philadelphia Police Department's bike patrol unit.

Ali's family says that his life was stolen by the dreaded COVID-19 that has

taken so many. Ali was highly regarded by business owners and civic leaders in the town. Two weeks ago,

Ali, who was a Marine and a 25-year veteran of the police force, called out of work with flu-like

symptoms. His nephew says a few days later, when no one could reach him, they found him dead in his

bed at home.

I later found out that he did test positive for COVID, the nephew said.

While going through his uncle's cell phone, he came across a group text between bike officers

that had been on a sheriff's bus full of officers that began testing positive for COVID.

Over half of them tested positive, the nephew said.

The Maniak community is in the process of putting together a memorial plaque in his honor.

And then Frank Milillo, a captain with the Philadelphia Police Department, also died of COVID.

He was 52 years old.

He was a 31-year veteran of the force who commanded the Southwest Detective Division.

As of Tuesday, 192 police officers tested positive. Over 200 of them are quarantined for contact.

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