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FILE - In this April 27, 2020 file photo, Gov. Asa Hutchinson takes off his Arkansas Razorbacks facemark as he arrives for the daily coronavirus briefing at the state Capitol in Little Rock. Hutchinson issued the order Thursday, July, 16, 2020, effective Monday, July 20, requiring people to wear masks in public throughout the state, which is dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases. The governor issued the order after weeks of resisting such a requirement. (Staton Breidenthal/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

Gov. Asa Hutchinson removes his mask before a briefing at the state capitol Monday‚ July 2020 in Little Rock. As more states are enacting requirements for people to wear masks to curb a surge of coronavirus cases, they're facing resistance from the police expected to enforce those orders. Several law enforcement agencies in Arkansas have said they won't enforce Hutchinson's mask mandate that took effect this week. (Staci Vandagriff/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Police chiefs, sheriffs refuse to enforce mask mandates

By Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press