Tom Dye’s collection began with Badge 418. That’s the number he was assigned when he joined the Akron Police Department in December 1969. Now the walls of his home are lined with tidy rows of historic ...

A badge is more than a piece of shiny hardware on a policeman's uniform. It's a symbol of honor, integrity and character. "A badge is extremely important to all of who have ever worn the uniform and ...

Some Tulsa police officers will soon be wearing a new badge to commemorate the state's upcoming centennial. Only officers and retired officers are allowed to buy the badges, and they must buy them ...

Law enforcement history was on display at the National Police Collector’s Show this weekend at the Davenport RiverCenter. From historical badges to challenge coins to police patches and everything in ...

A new Bellingham Police Department badge is shown on Nov. 10, 2023. The new badges show the historic Old City Hall building and for the first time they come in both shiny gold plate and a muted ...

For more than two years, Michael Fanone’s muddied D.C. police badge was kept in a zip-top bag in an FBI evidence bin, dirt smeared across an imprint of the U.S. Capitol emblazoned on its face. The man ...