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Yeehaw! Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies don cowboy hats for first time in decades

Deputies were last allowed to wear cowboy hats in the early 1980s

Arapahoe County sheriff's deputies will be allowed to wear cowboy hats for the first time in decades. (Photo courtesy of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office).
Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies will be allowed to wear cowboy hats for the first time in decades. (Photo courtesy of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office).
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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After a decades-long ban on the uniform addition, Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies will once again be allowed to don cowboy hats on patrol.

The last time Arapahoe County deputies were allowed to wear cowboy hats was in the early 1980s, .

Cowboy hats are an optional addition to the uniform and deputies have to buy their own, the sheriff’s office said. The hat is a black wool Stetson from the Stallion Collection.

Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown recently approved the new dress code policy, and several deputies have already adopted the new look.

“Don’t be surprised if you see more and more of them around, especially out in eastern Arapahoe County,” the sheriff’s office said Saturday.

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