LA County Sheriff's Department switches from silver to gold belt buckles at a cost of $300000 – Los Angeles Times

LA County Sheriff’s Department switches from silver to gold belt buckles at a cost of $300000
Los Angeles Times
Instead, Sheriff Jim McDonnell is spending the money on a minor cosmetic makeover of deputies’ uniforms: changing the color of their belt buckles and other metal pieces of gear from silver to gold. That way, the metallic bits — all made of brass …

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