Grand Ledge female officers take own 'hot cops' selfie

GRAND LEDGE - It was a joke between sisters.

Grand Ledge police Officer Jill Feuer saw the photo of three Florida male police officers posing for a selfie after it went viral. Her sister had posted it to her Facebook page.

"Do you have any officers in Grand Ledge to add to this picture?" her sister asked.

She did.

The original picture, of Gainsville Florida Police Officers Nordman, Hamill and Rengering, was posted Sunday on the department's Facebook page. It's prompted more than 270,000 shares and even more likes, but it's the comments that have caused a stir. Many are from women all over the country remarking on the officers' good looks.

Feuer, one of three female officers on Grand Ledge's staff of 19 decided to have fun with her answer. She and fellow officers Sara Devereaux and Arianna Ringold posed for their own photo outside the department on Wednesday.

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That's the one she posted to her sister's Facebook page — a private joke, at least until officers from the Bath Township Police Department saw it.

They asked for permission to share the shot — and now it's making the rounds on social media.

The Grand Ledge Police Department shared it Wednesday afternoon.

"Social media is a fickle creature, sometimes taking a fun shot during the work day and making it crazy popular," the post reads. "Well the ladies at GLPD didn't think the boys down in Gainesville FL should have all the fun and thought they could do it better. We certainly think they scored."

Grand Ledge Lt. Chris Blievernicht said that post has reached more than 31,000 people, with more than 130 shares and dozens of comments.

"We had no intention of it going as public as it has," Feuer said. "It was a private joke between sisters."

Comments from the community include remarks like "Totally awesome, go girls!" and "Best looking cops I've ever seen."

Feuer said the photo wasn't motivated by anything more than humor, but if it inspires some young girls to consider the profession? Well, that's fine with her.

"I would like to think that if some girls saw it, they would think they'd like to be police officers someday too," she said.

Blievernicht agrees.

"Anybody who can look at it and say, 'Hey, we've got great female officers and they're doing a great job,' that's a good thing," he said.

Contact Rachel Greco at (517) 528-2075 or rgreco@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @GrecoatLSJ.