| Meritorious Police Duty breast bar medal is awarded for: a) An act of intelligent and valuable police service demonstrating special faithfulness or perseverance, OR b) Highly creditable acts of police service over a period of time. Note: Some criteria situations that merit the awarding of the Meritorious Police Duty medal-breast bar, but not limited to; 1) An arrest of an individual armed with a loaded firearm with adverse conditions (violent struggle, multiple firearms, large quantity of narcotics, etc.) 2) An arrest for Bribery (an act of high integrity) This breast bar is worn above the Officers shield above the Excellent Police Duty bar and when multiple awards have been added it is to be displayed with a gold number placed on the white center of the breast bar signifying the total amount awarded. When the Officer reaches his tenth award a second breast bar may be added and then will go in increments of ten (example: If an Officer has a total of fifteen Meritorious 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 Meritorious Police Duty Medal-breast bar is also known as "MPD". |
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Meritorious Police Duty
Meritorious Police Duty 3rd award |
| Meritorious Police Duty 15th award |
| Meritorious Police Duty 32nd award |