Excellent Police Duty breast bar medal is awarded for: a. An intelligent act materially contributing to a valuable accomplishment, OR b. Submission of a device or method adopted to increase efficiency in an administrative or tactical procedure. Note: Some criteria situations that merit the awarding of the Excellent Police Duty medal-breast bar, but not limited to; 1) Awarded for 3 arrests made for grand larceny auto with in a one year period based on observation and personal initiative and while not assigned to a specialized auto larceny unit. 2) Usually awarded for an arrest of an individual armed with a loaded firearm (with out serious confrontation or adverse conditions) 3) Awarded for a large narcotic arrest & seizures while not assigned to a specialized narcotics unit. 4) Awarded for three arrests made with in a one year period for two or more drivers license suspensions. (NOTE: This criteria is HIGHLY frowned upon by some active Police Officers.) This breast bar is worn above the Officers shield and when multiple awards have been added it is to be displayed with a gold number placed on the yellow center of the breast bar signifying the total amount awarded. When the Officer reaches his tenth award a second breast bar maybe added and then will go in increments of ten (example: If an Officer has a total of fifteen Excellent Police Duty Medals the Officer would wear a breast bar with the number "10" and right below that a 2nd breast bar with the number "5". The Excellent Police Duty Medal-breast bar is also known as "EPD". |
Excellent Police Duty |
Beyond the Line of Duty |
Excellent Police Duty 10th award |
Excellent Police Duty 12th award |
Excellent Police Duty 150th award |