NAUMD Best Dressed Law Enforcement Competition

25 Oct '07

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Ties are worn with either a tie clasp or tack. Headgear is a Lancaster style Garrison hat. These are worn with issued pant and a military style low quarter dress shoe or boot.

• Cocoa, FL, Police Department – Harrison Uniform, division of Fechheimer, supplier. This 47- member department utilizes several different uniforms, and has uniforms for its SRO, K-9, SWAT, and Marine units. Colored in classic navy, their distinctive look includes a campaign hat with badge, trouser, shirt, and black shoes and boots that are, according to standards, “capable of holding a shine.”

• New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, Castle Hayne, NC – Best Uniforms, supplier. New Hanover's highly polished appearance aptly underscores the obvious pride they feel about the profession. Outfits are crisp, neat, and impeccable.

Tan, the color choice for pants and shirts, easily identifies the wearer as a Sheriff's Office deputy. Brown, the color used for ties, pant stripe and Campaign hats, is a perfect outfit compliment.

• Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police, Brighton, MI – Metropolitan Uniform, supplier. Uniform items include forest green trousers and jackets, shirts colored in a silver-tan, and a dress blouse designed by the supplier.

The HCMA logo that depicts the relationship between the people and urban rural environments has been incorporated into the shoulder patch and all vehicles. The breast badge incorporates the seven-point star that is traditional to western departments.

• Vincennes, IN, University Police Department – Siegel's Uniforms, supplier. A 100 percent polyester dark navy blue short or long sleeved shirt features banded dress collar, pleated pockets with lined scalloped flaps with Velcro closures and five stitched in military creases.

It is worn with a navy 100 percent Dacron polyester pant treated with a LibertyGuard stain repellent. The department also utilizes high visibility rainwear that adheres to class 3 ANSI/ISEA 107-1999 standards.

• Washington State Patrol – Blumenthal Uniform Company, supplier. What distinguishes a WSP trooper is the campaign hat and bow tie. First introduced in 1937, the black bow tie has remained a constant when wearing the winter or formal uniform, which consists of a long sleeved blue shirt and dark blue pocket flaps, French Blue pants striped with dark blue and a felt royal blue campaign hat. This uniform may be worn with the traditional bow tie or open collar with a dark blue dickie.

Now in its 30th year, the Best Dressed Law Enforcement Competition is open to departments across the nation. Entries are solicited throughout spring and summer, and winners are announced in fall. All winning departments and their suppliers receive handsome plaques.

Judges review each department's professional appearance and uniform diversity, paying close attention to detail and written standards.

Since many officers have specific assignments and patrol details, there are many factors to consider, including the following: Does the uniform fit the job function? Is the appearance neat and do the garments fit properly? Most importantly, can the public immediately identify the wearer as a professional, law enforcement officer?

“Uniforms are, in essence, the unspoken language of police work,” says Dan Donahue, NAUMD Law Enforcement Committee chairman. “The right look, worn proudly by a police officer, can bolster confidence while a poor selection can leave a nega

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