Identity?

[national]

Quick question. Do any of you hide/cover any marks, scars, etc. on your body so you are not easily identified off-duty, or even on duty? Sorry if this question was brought up in the past. I did a search and didn’t find much information about it. Thanks in advance.

[Irishluck31]

No but on occasion I have been known to wear a mullet wig and bubba teeth while attending public meetings. I also got drunk once and went streaking through a known drug area. That was fun, I think the dealers were laughing at me, not with me.

[exComptonCop]

No tats, marks or scars for me. But from day one, I made it a point not to look like an off duty cop, when i was off duty.(does that make sense?) Whatever the other male cops were wearing, I wore the opposite.(no, not dresses)

Never wore a mustache(shaved it off before the academy) to this day, never grew it back. Never carried a "fanny pack." Never, wore 501 blue jeans, conservative sneakers, and t-shirt. Never got the "three bubble gum" hair cut special at the local barber.

I still get a kick out of walking through a shopping mall, and ID'ing the off duty cops

[SlowDownThere]

Unless I worked UC, why would I be concerned with being recognized on-duty or off-duty?

I'm easy to recognize on-duty, I'm the one with stripes on my shirt sleeves. And my name is on my uniform too.