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Tag: Dress Codes
Patrol
NYPD to Allow Sikh Officers to Wear Turbans, Grow Beards
Commissioner Jimmy O’Neill announced the new policy at a graduation ceremony Wednesday, modifying a decades-long policy that set beard growth at just one millimeter.
December 29, 2016
Patrol
Official: Let N.Y.P.D. Sikhs Wear Turbans
New York City Comptroller John Liu has urged Mayor Bloomberg to modify the New York Police Department's dress code to permit Sikh officers to wear their religious articles of faith in uniform.
August 13, 2012
Training
Hasidic NYPD Cadet Fired Over Beard Length
A Hasidic Jewish NYPD cadet said he plans to sue the agency, after he was dismissed because he refused to trim his beard. The NYPD asked Fishel Litzman, 38, to leave the academy on Friday.
June 10, 2012
Patrol
Metro D.C. PD Amends Uniform Policy for Sikh Officers
The Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department became the first major law enforcement agency in the country to allow Sikh Americans to maintain their articles of faith while serving as full-time officers.
May 15, 2012
Patrol
Philly Officer Says Captain Ordered Hair-Color Change
Officer Renee Norman is claiming the captain said her hair was purple, an "unnatural color" that violates the department's Directive 78-D that bans purple, blue, and green hair colors. Norman is claiming her hair was red.
April 21, 2010
Patrol
N.C. Trooper Says Agency Dismissed Him For Losing Hat
Officer Thomas Wetherington, 22, says he was treated unfairly when the North Carolina Highway Patrol dismissed him in August over a lost hat.
November 23, 2009
Patrol
Philly Cop Pulled from Street Duty for Cornrow Hair Style
While dozens of black officers across the city wear cornrows, Officer Thomas Strain is white. So when the five-year veteran showed up for work Sept. 3 with the traditionally black hairstyle, it didn't take long for his colleagues - or his bosses - to notice.
September 23, 2009
Patrol
Police Chief Loosens Cap Rule in Maine
The new police chief in Portland, Maine, has said officers shouldn't be required to always wear their hats while patrolling this city of 64,000 residents, the Portland Press Herald reports.
May 17, 2009
Patrol
San Diego Chief Orders Tattooed Officers to Cover Up
Under the new policy, officers with "excessive" body art, including tattoos and piercings, will have to cover up while on duty.
September 30, 2004
Patrol
Of Authorized Pattern
Like many other aspects of American society, much of police uniform tradition in the United States comes from across the pond.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
The Well Dressed Cop
Today's police uniforms run the gamut from comfortable fleece to all-business pathogen-repelling outerwear fabrics. Where does your department fit in and how does your uniform reflect societal trends?
December 31, 2001
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