and same finishing techniques that were used in the 1980s when Earl Hayes Press was hired to make this exact police badge for the original production. How awesome is that?! This is movie geek heaven.

Most movie police officers are loud or explosive, or always ready for a fight. But some stand out because they earn respect in quieter ways.

Appointed in 1910, Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters ... Wells of using her husband's police badge to avoid paying for public transit ...

HAZLETON -- A made-for-TV movie about Hazleton's acting police chief is in development ... The movie is tentatively titled "Without a Badge," the same name as the book co-authored by the chief.