BADGE COLLECTOR: PUBLIC SAFETY SITE

Thursday, July 25, 2019

PUBLIC SAFETY SITE

I am always reading and researching sources about the Newark Police Department. Today my daughter found a terrific site for enjoying the memories of the N.P.D.

The picture gallery is worth looking at even if your collecting interest is not Newark. I checked every page looking for a picture of my Dad. I had no luck, but I did when I searched the "Memorials."

Here is the link.

https://npd.newarkpublicsafety.org/about/history

Another link that one might find useful is below. It contains a brief history of the Newark Police Force. Give both of these site your attention.

https://npd.newarkpublicsafety.org/media/historygallery

IF THE LINK DOESN'T WORK CUT AND PASTE IT INTO BROWSER

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ORIGIN OF MY COLLECTION

1967 was the year of the Newark Riots. My Dad was a Newark Detective near the end of his career; and I was just beginning a career as a Probation Officer. Shortly after the riots my Dad gave me a couple of badges he acquired over the years. They sat around in a desk drawer for a couple of years. Eventually I put them on a shelf - never knowing that this was the beginning of my collection. My father died in 1974 leaving me his retirement detective shield. The word "Retired" had been put in the number panel. He didn't like that and knocked it off. He had the original number put back, but this was absolutely "no work of art." None the less I am proud to have it. It stands today "under glass" in my den along with other items from Newark and other NJ communities. I have been "The" Badge Collector ever since (50+ years).

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