Have you noticed anything different about the badges of West Jordan police officers this month?

October is national breast cancer awareness month. To show support, some West Jordan police officers wear a pink badge during the month.

Sergeant Andrew Hercules, the West Jordan Police Department’s community outreach supervisor, said the tradition has been around in the department since 2019. The badges feature the signature breast cancer pink color and several of the pink ribbons.

“We have had several of our own department members who have suffered from breast cancer,” he said. “Breast cancer is also prevalent within the West Jordan community, so we wear the badges to show support for those within our department and our community who have suffered from breast cancer.”

While Hercules said it’s not a mandate, many officers choose to wear the badges and pay for it out of their own pockets. Hercules wears his in honor of a good friend who “fought through and survived breast cancer, while being a police officer.”

“I choose to wear the badge in support of her and the many other members of our department who have been affected by breast cancer,” he said.

Other law enforcement departments in the state also participate and support breast cancer fighters and survivors with pink badges during the month including the Ogden Police Department, per KSL. λ