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PHILADELPHIA — Police say a white officer who came to work wearing cornrows in his hair was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards.
The Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty this month because of the braids, even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows.
Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said officers’ hats must fit “in a military manner” over their hair and that Strain’s hat did not. Strain got a haircut; he declined to comment to the paper.
