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Phoenix Principal Asks Cop Not to Wear Uniform When Picking Up Daughter; Parents Worried He Carries a Gun

It's not the gun but the badge that should cause concern

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 12:00 PM

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A police officer who dropped off his daughter at her Phoenix elementary school was asked by the school's principal not to wear his uniform to the school because other parents were concerned that he was carrying a gun, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported.

Scott Urkov is a police officer for the Coolidge Police Department. The department told him not to comment to media inquiries, but immediately after he received the no-uniform request, he posted on Facebook.

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