Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies are accustomed to wearing a lot of clothing on the job. For the next two weeks, there will be even more to wear. Until the Super Bowl, the clothing of the Kansas City Chiefs will be part of the uniform code. Sheriff Will Akin has called to temporarily let his deputies wear boss hats while on duty and on patrol. That’s probably a good idea considering other parts of their uniforms look pretty close to eagle green. “I can’t change that color. Pants are hard to find,” Akin said. The response to all the red on MPs has already been overwhelmingly positive. “What’s really great is the people in our community. They see that we’re supporting the Chiefs and they think it’s a great idea, and as long as the community thinks it’s a great idea, we’ll do it,” Akin said. The answer was the same in Smithville. Police Chief Jason Lockridge has let his officers wear Chiefs gear since the start of the playoffs: “It’s been going really well with the community, and it kind of encourages people to come and talk to the officers,” said Lockridge. he shows that the officers here are members of the community, connecting the police to the people they serve. In Smithville, the chief says nearly all of his 20 officers are taking advantage of this temporary uniform change. He says he hopes to continue the tradition next year with another trip by the Chiefs to the Super Bowl.
Clay County Sheriff’s Officers are accustomed to wearing a lot of gear while on the job.
For the next two weeks, there’s even more to wear.
Until the Super Bowl, the clothing of the Kansas City Chiefs was part of the uniform code.
Sheriff Will Akin called to temporarily allow his deputies to wear boss hats while on duty and on patrol.
That’s probably a good idea considering other parts of their uniforms look very close to eagle green.
“I can’t change that color. Pants are hard to find,” Akin said.
The response to all reds on deputies has already been overwhelmingly positive.
“What’s really great is the people in our community. They see that we’re supporting the Chiefs and they think it’s a great idea, and as long as the community thinks it’s a great idea, we’ll do it.” Akin said.
The answer was the same in Smithville. Police Chief Jason Lockridge has allowed his officers to wear the Chiefs’ attire since the start of the playoffs.
“It’s gotten really good with the community, and it kind of encourages people to come and talk to the officers,” Lockridge said.
He says it also shows that the officers here are community members, connecting police to the people they serve.
“It’s a way of breaking down those walls a little bit and trying to show people that all of our officers are human too,” Lockridge said.
In Smithville, the chief says nearly all of his 20 officers are taking advantage of this temporary uniform change.
He says he hopes to continue the tradition next year with another trip by the Chiefs to the Super Bowl.
