Scores of NYPD officers have turned to the Bible to avoid shaving off their beards, police sources said. A recent edict that cops dress neater banned beards, but allowed for both religious and medical accommodations. Now, an untold number of cops — the NYPD could not provide statistics — have said their religious rights would be violated were they forced to go clean-shaven.

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