(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) In order to bring attention to the cause, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be paying tribute to breast cancer research — every time they arrest someone. This, according to a Thursday tweet by Sheriff Alex Villanueva. They’ll also, it seems, be making hardened criminals look like girly men. The method of choice: pink handcuffs. “Pink badges & pink handcuffs, all meant to grab your attention as we raise awareness and pray for a cure to end Breast Cancer!” “Because of COVID,” Alex explains, “many women have put off mammograms and other cancer screenings.” Pink badges & pink handcuffs, all meant to grab your attention as we raise awareness and pray for a cure to end Breast Cancer!