A few Southlake police officers rocked a new look in the department’s latest viral video. On August 5, Southlake DPS posted a video featuring Texas Rangers’ designated hitter Hunter Pence as well as his iconic socks.
The baseball player, known to wear his socks a little higher than other athletes, collaborated with Southlake DPS to show off the various services the department oversees. Southlake DPS’ Public Information Officer Brad Uptmore says he has been a fan of Pence for years and was excited to team up to create the video.
“We ordered like a box of socks and filmed everything before we could even ask if [Pence] would help us, as we wanted to show we were committed to making it and how it would look,” Uptmore says. “ We finally settled on a date and time and his part only took about 15 minutes to film — he was a natural!”
While Pence has more experience playing than acting on camera, Uptmore says he embraced his role and really helped create a memorable video.
“During that brief period, he was gung ho, open to what we wanted, and very complimentary about the video,” Uptmore says. “He even thanked us for our service and was a real class act. He blew away all expectations.”
Pence was not the only star in the department’s latest video. Southlake Police Chief James Brandon also made a cameo.
“Chief sometimes takes some prodding to get in front of the camera, but he said if Hunter signed on then he would definitely do it,” Uptmore says.
Uptmore was happy with the final product as he said it helped showcase what the department takes on every day.
“Normally our videos have a safety message, but in this one we just wanted to be a little cheesy while still showing some of the various services we do in the city each and every day.
You can watch the video on Southlake DPS’ Facebook page.