The chief noted that officers are readily identifiable by their uniforms, badges, name tags, hats, and police patches.
From the front, in daylight conditions, yes that's true.
The "POLICE" patch is in big reflective letters on the BACK of the jacket, for situations where it might be nice for people to recognize that he's a cop in dim light from a distance.
8 posted on 11/23/2017 1:52:52 PM PST by PapaBear3625
(Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)