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Durango Police Now Allowed To Have Goatees

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Police in Durango are now allowed to have goatees but the department isn't saying why the change was made.

The Durango Herald reports that several officers, including the chief, have been sporting the fuzzier look since the new policy took effect Dec. 17.

Beards are still banned in the department.

Agencies including the Colorado State Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department bar its officers from having either beards or goatees.

The newspaper obtained the details of the new policy through an open-records request. Police chief David Felice didn't respond to requests for comment.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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