The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has ordered about 1,000 cowboy hats for its deputies, the department confirmed to Local 10 News. The purchase was announced Sunday on social media by Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, who posted about the addition to the agency’s uniform on Instagram.
According to the sheriff’s office, each hat costs $132.50. The hats will be issued to deputies of all ranks, but the department said deputies will not be required to wear them.
The announcement drew attention because it adds a new item to the agency’s standard uniform. The sheriff’s office did not say in the source report how the hats will be used on duty or when deputies will receive them.
