Toledo police chief wishes officers had been included earlier, but happy to receive COVID-19 vaccine It's something Toledo Police Chief George Kral has been pushing for since firefighters and EMS were offered vaccines first. He says 20% of TPD has tested positive. Author: Carla Bayron (WTOL) Updated: 12:40 AM EST March 4, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — The state of Ohio is moving into its next phase of distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday and law enforcement and corrections officers will be added to the list of eligibility. It's something Toledo Police Chief George Kral has been pushing for since the vaccines were first offered to firefighters and EMS personnel. He wishes his officers could've been included on the list to receive the vaccine sooner, but he's happy to be included in Phase 1C.