Calexico PD wears patches for Autism Awareness Month
Karina Bazarte
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The Calexico Police Department (CPD) is raising awareness by wearing Autism Awareness patches for the first time in its history.
CPD say in the past they have shown awareness by putting ribbons on their police vehicles, but this time they have designed their own Autism Awareness patches.
Calexico Police Chief Armando Orozco say it is a great way to show support for people with autism and their families.
“It is important to show awareness, so we can begin the conversion by us wearing these patches. It starts a conversion, ‘Why are we wearing it?’ It is so important to talk about autism and how it’s important to show support to people with Autism and their families who are going through this with them,” Chief Orozco shared.
Orozco says they will be wearing the patches for the whole month of April.