Somerset County Police Cars Go Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness

SOMERVILLE, NJ —Six Somerset County police vehicles have been wrapped in pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

"Breast cancer has touched everyone whether it be through a mother, a sister, a friend, or a colleague. Early detection is the key for more treatment options and better success rates," said Annemarie Mueller Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor on Tuesday.

A special ceremony was held on Tuesday morning to unveil the police vehicles that will be used for community engagement throughout Somerset County during the month of October.

The law enforcement agencies participating in this awareness campaign are the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office(SCPO), Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Far Hills Police Department, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department, Hillsborough Township Police Department, and Branchburg Township Police Department. Montgomery Township Police has also pink accented car.

On the cars is QR code that people can scan it and schedule a mammogram through Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

RWJ Barnabas Steeplechase Cancer Center, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Open Road Auto Group, and the Far Hills Race Meeting Association funded the wrapping of the "pink" police vehicles.

"We must continue to fight the good fight against this dreadful disease," said Somerset County Director Shanel Robinson.

Cassandra Cockburn with the SCPO shared a personal story about how breast cancer runs in her family.

"I made the conscious decision to undergo a double mastectomy," said Cockburn who noted that a doctor told her it was "not if she will develop cancer but when."

Now her chances of getting breast cancer are under 5 percent.

"Breast cancer doesn’t care about your race, age or gender," said Cockburn. "Advocate for yourself. Get your yearly mammograms. Self exam every month and know your family history."

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