Favorite Links

Favorite Links

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*Collectors and Collections*	*L.E. Agencies, Galleries & Sources*
*Info on Repros and Fakes*	*Other Sites*

C o l l e c t o r s a n d C o l l e c t i o n s

(NOTE: On the "Collectors" list you'll only find collectors I've satisfyingly traded with!)

Europe - U.S.A. - Canada - Australia & Oceania - Collectors without sites

Europe

Achim's Police Patch Collecting Site: German Detective's patch web site including English info on German law enforcement.
Andre's Dutch & K-9 Collection Page: K-9 Collector with a nice gallery of Dutch K-9 patches.
Anti Terror/ SWAT Units' Patch Page: Danny Van de Kerkhof of Antwerp collects SWAT emblems and 1 patch per country.
Antonio Bela Morais's Collecting Web Page: Portuguese collector specializes in K-9 and Mounted Unit patches.
Armin Paltram's Patch Website: Austrian collector's private page "Tatortgruppe" features a wide range of Austrian emblems.
Bert's Police Patch & Badge Collection: Dutch officer Bert Kruiter collects primarily SWAT units from anywhere.
Bruno's www.k9collector.ch-Page: Swiss K-9 Officer Bruno Leitz runs a great home page for canine patches.
Carlos Gobernado's Page: Spanish collector being particularly into specialty and tactical patches.
Claude Marchal's Police Firearms patches: Belgian collector looking for shooting instructors and the like worldwide.
Czech Police Patches Collector: Robert Urbanek's police insignia web site with a Czech trade list.
David Mühlwanger's Patch Site: Austrian police officer with crisp looking pages and a focus on Swiss and Austrian patches.
Diandra's Homepage: Daughter of German collector needs help with the completion of her collection of Swiss K-9 patches.
Dominic's Patch Web Page: Antwerp Police Officer tracks down foreign patches, especially K-9s!
Elite Insignia Expert: Michael Nitchenko of Estonia collects Police specialty unit patches and air wings.
Frisian Police Museum: Dutch collector Jan Boer's patch galleries and collecting pages.
Garda Insignia Collector: Paul Franey's Private Police Insignia Collecting Webpage run from Ireland.
Gerald Kainz's Austrian Police Patches Corner: Tons of info and pics of Austrian police patches
Gianfranco Mion's Law Enforcement Collecting Page: Ascona, Switzerland Police officer trades his patch and many others.
Javi Lareo's Police Patch Collecting Corner: Ertzaintza officer trading emblems from all over the world.
Joe Borda's Police Insignia Collectors' Web-site: Rich home page run by a retired police sergeant from sunny Malta.
"Make My Day"! - Thomas Andresen's Norwegian Law Enforcement Patch Trading Site.
Martin's Police Patch Collection: Swiss site with lots of picture galleries and an international trade list.
Médy Perrin's Corrections Patch Website: Swiss detention officer is searching for DOC emblems from everywhere.
Mike's International Police Collection: IPA Member Mike Ries from the Luxembourg Police is trading worldwide.
Patrick Meyer's Swiss Police Insignia collection site: Patrick needs Swiss Canton patches and has a nice gallery.
Policebiker's Site: Tim Davies, UK, collects patches and uniforms with a focus on police motorcycle units.
Policeinsignia Website: French officer Pascal collects Police and Gendarmerie badges and patches.
Policesecours.org: Collecting website of Swiss patch collector Samuel who focuses on SWAT patches.
PumbaWeb: The web site of Felix Flores of the Spanish National Police division in Sevilla.
Serbian Blue: Senior Sergeant Boris A. Ladisic's unique Serbian Police and Firefighters insignia website.
Special Units: Belgian Hans Moors specializes in patches of Special Intervention (SWAT) & Arrest Units.
Tewo's Patch Site: Austrian police officer who collects Austrian and international law enforcement emblems.
Thomas Muenzer's Website: German Police Dog Handler looking for K-9s and other specialties.
Thorkell's Police Patch Home Page: Icelandic police officer holding a keen interest in European SWAT emblems.
Tibor Devat's Unofficial Slovak Police Website: Includes photos, patch offers, and info on Slovak law enforcement.
Tom's Patch Trading Page: Norwegian collector being into all kinds of law enforcement and emergency patches.
Trugoo's Patch Collecting Website: Henk Goos of Amsterdam is on the lookout for U.S. and specialty patches.
Vytautas Pliuskus's Police Insignia Collection: Lithuanian officer collects hats, badges, patches and uniforms worldwide.
"WWP - World Wide Patches:" Austrian Gerhard Braunschmid's patch site with many pictures and great traders.
Xavier Ferla's Police Patch Collecting: Belgian collector seeks special unit patches and Belgian police insignia.

U.S.A.

Bobby Brown's Baltimore Police Page: Bobby is into police history and loves collecting international police patches.
Darrell Haynes's Police Emblems Page: Collector of U.S. Federals maintaining a number of very useful sites.
Huntzman Police Insignia: Andrew and Nancy Nelson's police insignia collectors' page operating from New York.
The "Nevada - Utah - Wyoming Police Collector" Dick Winget specializes in U.S. patches from NV, UT, WY and CO.
Ed Kasper's Collection of Correctional Patches: Huge online gallery of worldwide corrections emblems.
Wild Bill's Alamo City Cyber Police Sub-Station: Bill Lowry's patch collector's website from San Antonio, TX.
Captain Miller's Page: Interesting patch offers from all over the world

Canada

Cop Land: Stéphane Lizotte's international police patch collecting page with a huge trade list.
Jeff's Website: Toronto Police Officer Jeff presents his rich patch collection and is always after new items in trade.
Lone Wolf Patch and Badge Collection: Canadian Customs officer Michael Bahls's comprehensive collecting sites.
Richard's Police Patch Trading Page: RCMP constable trading outstanding patches from all over the world.
Sparky's Patch Trading Page: Nick, a University Police officer in Toronto, runs an impressive trading web site.

Australia & Oceania

Roger Dibb's Police Home Page: Collector from Queensland wants choppers, K-9s, and UK patches.
Stickie's Patches & Badges: Lawrie Weston of Australia is after Customs patches from around the world.

Collectors without sites

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

L a w E n f o r c e m e n t A g e n c i e s, G a l l e r i e s a n d S o u r c e s

The site of the Austrian Police Insignia Collectors' Association (APICA) is worth a visit!
Also extremely informative and useful: Home page of the FPICA - Flemish Police Insignia Collectors' Association.
The Canadian PICA (CPICA) has the best gallery of Canadian law enforcement patches.
PICA Australia (PICAA) web site - a precious link to Australian patches.
Specialized Units Police Insignia Collectors Association (SUPICA): Site of newly founded collectors' club situated in Belgium.
Australian Patch Gallery: over 600 patches from Australia (including Aboriginal patches and territories).
APPC: Gerald Kainz's gallery with lots of Austrian patches - a valuable reference.
A must: The Home Page of the NYPD, America's largest municipal police department.
NYPD Patch Gallery 1: Albert Gribbe's NYC Police Insignia.
NYPD Patch Gallery 2: Erik Boerboom's Patch Department.
NYC Transit Police Gallery: NYTPD Collector's Page.
Yannick's NYPD Badge Collection also showing US federal badges and French patches.
Chicago Police Insignia: Kevin's web site with lots of images of Chicago Police items.
Philadelphia Police Patch Collection: Lots of nice Philly Police scans.
Another must: The Website of the London Metropolitan Police, commonly known as "Scotland Yard".
Patchmania: Graham Croucher's most comprehensive Online Gallery of United Kingdom and Jordanian Police patches.
The Irish Garda Siochana Historical Society web page - a URL not to miss!
Albania Ministry of Public Order: English translations and special patches concerning the Albanian National Police.
Badges and Patches of the Belgian Police: Unique source of information for collectors of Belgian insignia.
"Collection d'Ecussons Gendarmerie Nationale, Police Nationale, Douanes": Outstanding French gallery covering all agencies.
Nick's Online Gallery of French National Police BAC, K-9 and other special unit emblems.
David - French Collector: Images of French Gendarmerie patches and police bicycle patches from all over the world.
Gendarmerie Encyclopedia: Unofficial site with images of patches and other insignia of the French Gendarmerie.
Liechtenstein Patches: Holger Rother's website with an awesome presentation of police insignia from Liechtenstein.
Japan Police Patches: Holger Rother's collection of Japanese police patches compiled for reference purposes.
Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA): a great gallery of U.S. law enforcement aviation unit insignia.
World Rank Insignia: Pictures of police and military rank insignia worldwide:
FBI Collector: Jim Clark's highly informative and comprehensive site about FBI patches.
Michael's FBI Patch Gallery: Great collection of FBI patches and other federal insignia.
Raymond H. Sherrard, the "Dean" of U.S. Federals collectors.
POLINSIGNIA: Spanish officer Jose Ramon's rich international patch and badge collection online.
Alastair Dinsmor's International Police Collection: Galleries featuring 5500 police items from all five continents.
Online Gallery of Croatian collector "ljkokosar2001": Many patch and badge pics from Europe and overseas.
Patch Encyclopedia: Large online collection of patch scans from all over the world.
Swiss Police Insignia Gallery as hosted by Griffin's Patch Trading Page: Patches, badges and ranks from Switzerland.
Customs Collector Dot Com: Huge gallery of international Customs patches and badges run by an Australian.
Radman's Patch Collection: Detroit Police Diver presents numerous scans of U.S. and international Dive Team patches.
DiverJim's Home Page: Rich online Collection of L.E. Dive Team insignia from the U.S. and other countries.
Copcar dot com - Home of the American Police Car: Lots of pictures of and additional information on U.S. vehicles.
The Police Car Web Site: Impressive photo galleries featuring lots of international police vehicles.
Gallery of German Police cars (including US Military Police vehicles): Polizeiautos.de
Ray Kippig's "Interstate 87": Web site about 1:87 model cars, especially police vehicles.
The Police Officer's Internet Directory and its List of Agencies.
The CopNet offers a variety of further interesting links.
PatrolandBeyond.com - "The Hottest Police Website on the Net": Useful resource for L.E. officers & collectors.
"John's Pins" - John R. Hannah's Hawaii and Seattle Patch and Badge website with many pics and patches on sale.
Thomas D. Sano's Patches: NYSP, Highway, Federal etc. patch designs and trades.
Martin Cassidy's South Pacific Police Insignia Web Site: Lots of images and info regarding Pacific island patches and badges.
Gaetano's Wall Plaques Collection: Italian police officer's web site with rich gallery of Italian police patches.
"Matrix' Hungarian Police Patches": Gallery from Hungary with many nice patch scans.
"AustrianPolice" Yahoo Group: Mailing List & Pictures for collectors of Austrian police patches (I'm co-moderator).
"LAPD Patch & Pin Collectors Yahoo Group": I am also a co-moderator of this list serve.

I n f o o n R e p r o d u c t i o n s a n d F a k e s

APICA Fake Patches page about fake Austrian patches.
APICA Fake Patches page II with additional info on fake/reproduced Austrian patches.
Darrell Haynes's Police Emblems Page contains Information on Reproductions.
Doug Runyon's Website with Repro Information - Doug also created the impressive "Stamp Out Reproductions" logo.
Juan's Reference Site on Repros and Fakes: Useful compilation by the webmaster of www.polinsginia.com.
Tom Kildal Halvorsen's Info Site on Fake and Repro Patches and Badges.
Jim Clark's "Just Say No To Reproductions" Page: Comprehensive site about FBI repro and fantasy emblems.
G-Man Emblem - Beware of Reproductions: Well-known patch manufacturer's warning page on FBI repros.
Lonny's Fake & Repro Unit Patch Warning Page: Dutch site featuring forged local specialty patches.
Nick Cardaras's Repro Page: Long list of US law enforcement patches that were reproduced.

O t h e r S i t e s

Parsec, a multi-player space combat game, changes the players' world: View screen shots and much more!
Daniel Brandel's Homepage - www.brandel.info: A great friend, a cool site. Not to forget Leonie, Simon, and Kathi...!
Sound Archives for sirens: For all buffs loving the sound of sirens, this is the place to go and listen to sound samples.
David Nicholson's License Plate Web Pages "WWW.15Q.NET": Online encyclopedia of tags from 1969-present.
License Plates of the World: Outstanding directory with pictures of tags from all over the world.
Another great license plate reference guide from Germany: "Kennzeichen-Guide.de" (only in German).
Unique list of Italian license plates with lots of English texts: "Plates in Rome".
Outstanding collection of pictures and material regarding the Berlin Wall: "Berlin Wall Online" (also available in German).
Great aerial view pictures from one of my favorite cities in Europe: "Luftaufnahmen Berlin" (only in German).
Before you quit, drop by the place where I earned my law degree - the "Juridicum".
The ELSA Lawyers Society - the place to be!
Last but not least, don't forget to look up the website of ELSA - The European Law Students' Association , the webpage of ELSA Austria (the Austrian National Group of ELSA), and the home page of ELSA Vienna!!

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