CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (AP) -- The Corpus Christi Police Department is implementing a new policy to require officers to cover their tattoos while on duty.
Capt. Todd Green said the agency's rules manual didn't include guidance on tattoos and more people have them than 15 years ago.
Sgt. Mike Staff, president of the Corpus Christi Police Officers Association, said about 15 percent of the department's 350 officers will have to wear long-sleeve shirts supplied by the department or take other action to cover or remove their tattoos.
Staff said the association would like to see a grandfather clause for officers who already have tattoos. Police Chief Bryan Smith is considering the proposal.
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