How to create a badge number for a police officer?

In agencies that recycle badge numbers, you get whatever is available. You can request an available number, but department policy and how well-connected you are politically often determine if you get it. If your father or uncle had badge no. read more

Many agencies use the DPSST number as the badge number. That’s how you get cops at an outfit that has only 10 sworn officers wearing badges with five digits in them. Some departments don’t use badge numbers at all. Las Vegas Metro Police badges have no numbers visible. read more

By either going into the main police station or calling in you can request an officer's badge number by providing his name. This is public information, so the receptionist must disclose the number promptly. If you do not have the officer's name there is very little they can do for identification of the officer to provide the badge number. read more