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Police Department Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

CLIVE, Iowa (CBSDFW.COM) - With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we'll see many people wearing pink, even NFL players.

But this is different.  The police department in Clive, Iowa debuted a pink police car.

pink police car in Clive, Iowa
pink police car in Clive, Iowa (KCCI)

Clive Police partnered with a sign company to design and apply the pink decals to a cruiser.

The decked out car is meant to honor breast cancer victims, survivors and those working for a cure.

"Everybody's got some kind of connection to cancer in general, but cancer... is so impactful through all of our communities," said Sgt. Mark Rehberg. "Everybody's got a connection."

pink police car in Clive, Iowa
pink police car in Clive, Iowa (KCCI)

Clive officers are also wearing a pink patch on their uniforms.

Locals can purchase the patches for $5 with proceeds going to a breast cancer charity.

 

 

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