A little bit about me…I’m originally from Erie Pennsylvania. My neighbor was a state trooper at the time and he helped get me started into patch collecting when I was about 12 years old. It became addictive and my collection started growing. When I turned 14, I started in EMS as an Explorer with an ambulance company called EmergyCare Inc. At the age of 16 I became an EMT and was hired by the same company at the age of 18. After working there for a few years, I cross-trained and worked as an emergency dispatcher as well. While working for EmergyCare, I attended school at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA and earned my Associate’s degree in criminal justice. I then went back to school for Communications and attended Penn State Behrend in Erie, PA and finished my Bachelor’s degree.
 

While in college, I paused my patch collecting for a little bit because I was very busy between school and work. While working for EmergyCare, I picked up a second part-time job as a police officer in a very small town called Cochranton, PA. I wokred there for six months, then, at the age of 29, I left EmergyCare and Cochranton PD and moved down to the Durham, North Carolina. There I started the police academy with the city of Durham. I am now a full-time patrol officer with the city and I love every minute of it. Now that everything is on track, I have started my patch collecting again full throtle! I collect patches from all over the world. I don’t care where it’s from. If I don’t have it, I’ll trade you for it. And that’s my story in a nutshell.
 

Feel free to e-mail with website advice and/or patch collecting questions or trade requests at rjl227@gmail.com

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