Beards Are Here To Stay At Arlington Police Department

ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington police officers are keeping the scruff this month, as they've extended their No Shave November fundraiser through December. Participating officers donated $100 to support cancer research at Massachusetts General Hospital. The department is also accepting donations from the public.

Arlington police have raised over $7,000 so far, surpassing their initial goal of $5,000. They've raised their goal to $10,000 for December.

"Many Arlington Police Officers have had their lives touched by cancer recently. This includes one of our own, Lieutenant Dan Kelly," the fundraiser reads. "Family members of Police Sergeant Scott Paradis and Officer Daniel Styffe are also battling cancer at this time. As you can imagine, we want to support each other during their time of need and fight cancer the only way we can, by supporting cancer research and one of the hospitals that has supported our officers during this process, Massachusetts General Hospital."

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