Police vehicles in Somerset County turn pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Mike Deak, MyCentralJersey.com
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Somerset County law enforcement agencies are continuing to show their support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wrapping police vehicles in pink.

The six agencies participating in the annual campaign are the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Far Hills Police Department, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department, Hillsborough Police Department and Branchburg Police Department.

RWJBarnabas Health’s Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Steeplechase Cancer Center, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Open Road Auto Group and the Far Hills Race Meeting Association funded the wrapping of the pink police vehicles.

“Breast Cancer does not recognize racial, socioeconomic or jurisdictional boundaries," said Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald. "About one in eight women will be affected by breast cancer in their lifetime.  Early detection is a key factor in offering more treatment options and increasing survivability."

Vehicles belonging to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Far Hills Police Department, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department, Hillsborough Police Department and Branchburg Police Department have been wrapped in pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Vehicles belonging to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Far Hills Police Department, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department, Hillsborough Police Department and Branchburg Police Department have been wrapped in pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

McDonald also emphasized the important role that community relations play in police agencies.

"Law enforcement is in a unique position to help increase awareness of this horrible disease," the prosecutor said. "This campaign is positive proof that our officers are deeply dedicated to the communities they serve.”

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A ceremony to introduce the pink police vehicles was held Tuesday morning in front of the Somerset County Historic Courthouse in Somerville.

Attending the ceremonies were members of the six participating law enforcement agencies, the Somerset County Board of Commissioners, elected officials from the participating municipalities, Far Hills Race Meeting organizers, representatives from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, representatives from the Somerset County Chiefs of Police Association and other Somerset County officials.

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