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Cop in battle over braid
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AUGUST 17, 2000

A police officer in Portland, Oregon, is in a battle over the right to wear his long hair in a braid.

Dave Barrios said he wears his hair in a braid because of his Mexican and Native American heritage. Police Chief Mark Kroeker said he can keep his braid as long as he wears it in a bun, for safety reasons.

Barrios said he will fight to wear his hair how he wants.

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Chief says officer can keep braid (The Oregonian 8/16)