As Francisco Galvez explains, "The mariachi adopted the charro suit but with way more colors, it's not traditional because they wear way more colors. They'd wear pinks and bright reds, greens ...

But instead of hugging him in his normal police uniform, the East Salinas native was wearing a traditional Mexican charro suit and sombrero — the same one that drew lines of men, women and ...

(AP) — Some police officers in a largely Latino city in Northern California are reaching out to the community in a new way — wearing uniforms that resemble the traditional Mexican charro suit.