TOP COP COLLECTION: CHIEF, RIDGEFIELD POLICE #18

TOP COP COLLECTION:

 CHIEF, RIDGEFIELD POLICE

RIDGEFIELD, NJ is my next entry in my TOP COP COLLECTION.

The Village of Ridgefield is another Bergen County Community. It has a population around 25,000 people. Most of these inhabitants probably travel to New York City, for work using the nearby George Washington Bridge. According to Money Magazine, it is one of the Garden States' Better places to live.

Village status is a rare designation for a N.J. Community. I know of only one other - South Orange in Essex County.

The Badge featured here is an "oval" shape, three inch tall, impressive item.  It has an enamel colored shield taking up the lower half of the Badge. Inside the  shield is a small "dime size" State Seal. The words "Ridgefield, Police, and Chief" are equally spaced from top to bottom.

Like all the "Top Cops" that I have, this Badge, resides in an Oak display case with a glass front. Just to be safe there are three (3) locks on the bottom of, in my humble opinion, this beautiful display.

TOP COP COLLECTION: PEQUANNOCK POLICE CHIEF #17

TOP COP COLLECTION: 

PEQUANNOCK POLICE CHIEF

*****

My next Badge is this nice looking, Gold and Blue, Shield. It is obsolete, and rare.

PEQUANNOCK TWP is number 17 in my TOP COP COLLECTION.

In order to stay on the job in this Community one must know how to spell it, with out looking at anything; and be able to find it. I frequently visited the area as a kid, so I am sure I would have no trouble finding it today. That's because I know my Geography. Regarding Spelling I was never any good a that. Let's see how I do spelling it, using the Indian Alphabet: Paquettahhnuake. 

How did I do? Looks like I got every letter of the alphabet used, well almost. I'd say, "Right on, that's correct." How say you?

I am sure there might be a couple of "naysayers," so I guess, I wouldn't have a job if it was up to them. Thankfully, there is always, the other side of the story.

My "spelling argument" would be that I only used the original spelling of New Jersey's own Lenni Lenape Indians. They tell me that the word means, something like "cleared land that is fertile and ready for crops." Guess I got my job back.

When I was young my family would often do some swimming and boating in Morris County in the Passaic River, which has the Pompton and Pequannock Rivers as tributaries. Those were fun days. Today this Township is actually one of the better places to live.

Now a closer look at the Badge. It is a multi-part item having a base, four panels, and a State Seal. What is really cool is the reverse Gold Letters on a Blue Field. There is a pin and locking clasp on the rear. It is really classy and I am happy to have it in my collection. I keep it "under glass" and on the wall where it keeps my memories alive. For the record, this Community has an age requirement for its' officers, so, I yield any and all rights, for employment in Pequannock.