This seems to be a hot issue in the explorer community. Should Explorers be issued real badges? My badge for my department is the standard Mass. police style, and says POLICE in big letters, but the top rocker says EXPLORER- NOT AN OFFICER to identify us from real LEOs. A post in a nearby town (Danvers) doesn't wear real badges. They have embroidered shield patches instead to differentiate them. We also have to carry ours at all times, which I think could make some kids think they're real cops.
Also, does your post allow you to have Warning Lights in your personal vehicles? We're allowed to have a blue/red combo, but we get in big trouble if we use them incorrectly. Explorers are used so often in our town, almost like Auxiliaries, that they allow us to have them in case we get a call and have to go somewhere fast. We're also authorised Public Safety radios in our POV's too. My truck is outfitted with a Whelen Dashmiser Plus II and white headlight strobes in the front, and a Code3 supervisor LED strip in the rear window. In order to have our lights we have to have the placard that says IPSWICH POLICE and EXPLORER POST over our front license plate. I got the Code3 strip for my birthday, and man is that thing bright!
Also, does your post allow you to have Warning Lights in your personal vehicles? We're allowed to have a blue/red combo, but we get in big trouble if we use them incorrectly. Explorers are used so often in our town, almost like Auxiliaries, that they allow us to have them in case we get a call and have to go somewhere fast. We're also authorised Public Safety radios in our POV's too. My truck is outfitted with a Whelen Dashmiser Plus II and white headlight strobes in the front, and a Code3 supervisor LED strip in the rear window. In order to have our lights we have to have the placard that says IPSWICH POLICE and EXPLORER POST over our front license plate. I got the Code3 strip for my birthday, and man is that thing bright!
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