Once a patch collector, forever a patch collector eh Dave? Sent from my HTC TiltT 2, a Windows® phone from AT&T -----Original Message----- From: David Wm Childress Sent: 5/6/2011 1:11:22 PM To: badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Badges - Re: Internal Affairs Mr Gator, You think you might be able to talk the Sergeant out o= f some patches? :) Regular style patch, badge badge (if any), s= pecial unit patches (if any), previous style patches, etc. Dave = Childress Richmond VA On May 6, 2011, Charles Rahn <c.t.rahn@xxxxxxxx> = wrote: Palm Beach Gardens,a mostly= up scale bedroom community, has a PD with approx 150 sworn officers. They = have one person, a commander, that handles any internal affairs that come i= n. Most complaints are handled by the street Sgt. There are less than a hal= f dozen IA complaints filed a year in this department. The city is the larg= est in square miles in Palm Beach County, about 65 square miles. The popula= tion is about 50,000. I was surprised about the lack of IA investigations f= or a department of this size. I rode with a Sgt here last night, he is= a 20 yr veteran and a Marine. He isa great person and I look forward to r= iding with him again. He sure enlightened me about this city. We actually l= ive in North Palm Beach, a real bedroom community. Palm Beach Gardens is ab= out 1/2 mile from us. Gator The Badges Law Enforcement Dis= cussion Group - Est. 1997 The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997 The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997