SETX cops promote breast cancer awareness through beards, guns The unlikely sight of police officers with long beards and pink-handled pistols might become commonplace in Southeast Texas during October. The Lumberton Police Department is challenging other Hardin County law enforcement agencies to wrap their handgun grips in pink duct tape and donate to a breast cancer awareness foundation. Which is probably why people ask Bates so many questions about his beard while he's in uniform and why he thought other officers with beards could help raise awareness for breast cancer.