Uniform Insignia Forum

This is the rank insignia for a fictional California sheriff's office I created for a law-enforcement story I'm writing. You can read it chapter by chapter at the following links.

Chapter 1:
[url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17712[/url]
Chapter 2:
[url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17821[/url]
Chapter 3:
[url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18136[/url]
Chapter 4:
[url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18941[/url]
Chapter 5:
[url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20558[/url]
Chapter 6:
[url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21166[/url]

Here's the ranks of the sheriff's office. I'll post the ranks of the city and town police departments in the story later on.

Deputy Sheriff:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_01.gif[/img]

Deputy First Class:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_02.gif[/img]

Corporal:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_04.gif[/img]

Sergeant:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_05.gif[/img]

Staff Sergeant:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_06.gif[/img]

Master Sergeant: Same as First Sergeant but without the diamond

First Sergeant:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_09.gif[/img]

Lieutenant:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_09.gif[/img]

Captain:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_08.gif[/img]

Chief Deputy:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_07.gif[/img]

Assistant Sheriff:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img]

Undersheriff:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img]

Sheriff:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img]

Here are the rank insignia for the San Carlos City Police Department from my story, California Blue. The department consists of 25 officers, including the Chief, Assistant Chief and six uniformed Detectives who act as regular patrol officers when not working cases.

Police Officer: no insignia

Police Agent: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_07.gif[/img]

Corporal/Detective: same as above except with a star underneath

Sergeant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police-los-angeles_03.gif[/img]

Staff Sergeant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police-los-angeles_04.gif[/img]

Lieutenant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_03.gif[/img]

Captain: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_04.gif[/img]

Assistant Chief of Police:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img]

Chief of Police:[img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img]

i have to say, I enjoy reading those stories lol

Thanks, Chris! It's a lot of work, believe me!

And one more for the day: The rank insignia of the Bristol Canyon (California) Police Department. The BCPD consists of ten officers, serving a primarily residential town with a population of around 5000.

Officer: No insignia

Corporal: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_02.gif[/img]

Sergeant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_03.gif[/img]

Lieutenant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_09.gif[/img]

Captain: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_08.gif[/img]

Major: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_07.gif[/img]

Colonel: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_10.gif[/img]

Here's the rank insignia of Torres City (California) Department of Public Safety. The DPS consists of ten police officers and ninety-five firefighters, including the Director of Public Safety, who acts as both Chief of Police and Fire Chief, and is assisted by one Deputy Police Chief and one Deputy Fire Chief. All the police officers are trained as auxiliary firefighters and all the firefighters are trained as reserve police officers.

Police Officer: gold 'TCPD' pin on both collars
Firefighter: silver 'TCFD' pin on both collars

Field Training Officer: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_04.gif[/img]
Senior Firefighter: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_07.gif[/img]

Police Sergeant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-army-sleeve_05.gif[/img]
Fire Sergeant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police-los-angeles_03.gif[/img]

Police Lieutenant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_03.gif[/img]
Fire Lieutenant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_09.gif[/img]

Police Captain: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_04.gif[/img]
Fire Captain: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_08.gif[/img]

Deputy Police Chief: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img]
Deputy Fire Chief: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img]

Director of Public Safety: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_01.gif[/img]

Here are the actual insignia's used at the department that I work for ...

• Sheriff -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_02.gif[/img]
  Highest ranking elected law enforcement official in the county. Does the will of the people who elected him/her. Sets policies, establishes overall procedures, etc.
• Undersheriff -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_06.gif[/img]
  Responsible for the actual physical implementation of the policies and procedures established by the Sheriff.
• Commander -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_05.gif[/img]
  In charge of a particular division. For example: "Patrol Division", "Detective & Investigative Services Division", "SWAT Division", etc.
• Captain -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_04.gif[/img]
  In charge of a particular geographical area of a division. For example: "Patrol Division, central district".
• Lieutenant -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_03.gif[/img]
  In charge of a particular shift for a geographical area of a division. For example: "Patrol Division, Day Shift, Central District"
• Top Sergeant -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police-los-angeles_04.gif[/img]
  Coordinates tasks and assignments for his / her staff.
• Sergeant -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police-los-angeles_03.gif[/img]
  Field supervisor of a particular shift for a geographical area of a division. The Lieutenant gives the orders and the Sergeant makes sure that the deputies in the field carry them out.
• Senior Deputy -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police-los-angeles_02.gif[/img]
  Mentors and guides deputies & recruit deputies.
• Deputy Sheriff -- { no insignia }
• Recruite Deputy -- [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-navy-sleeve_01.gif[/img]
  Someone having less than one year field experience (or less than 300 hours of service for reserve deputies) -- does not work alone and needs to be partnered with a senior deputy.

... hope that somebody finds the above interesting.

What dept. did you work for?

Here's the rank insignia for the Willow Valley (California) Police Department. The WVPD has eight officers, six men and two women, including new chief Brent Grady, serving a residential and commercial town with a population of a little over 4100.

Patrol Officer: no insignia

Patrol Officer First Class: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_04.gif[/img]

Corporal: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_05.gif[/img]

Sergeant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-police_06.gif[/img]

Lieutenant: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_09.gif[/img]

Chief of Police: [img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img][img]http://www.rankinsignia.info/_u/usa-military-collar_11.gif[/img]