NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -The state commission that governs police certification voted Friday to create a universal patch for off-duty law enforcement so the public can identify who is and isn’t a police officer.
The Police Officers Standards and Training Commission said the patches are needed in the wake of the “increasing issue” of security guards who are wearing police identification but are not certified law enforcement.
“This has been a big problem, we’ve had a lot of bad press about security,” said Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin, a member of the commission…