New Superior police badges custom-designed A badge is more than a piece of shiny hardware on a policeman's uniform. It's a symbol of honor, integrity and character.

The purchase of 250 badges — the sheriff is budgeted for 170 positions, but has asked aldermen to fund 60 more — appears to have happened a few months before all of that came to light.

The longtime Culpeper County sheriff accepted more than $72,000 in bribes from at least eight people, including two undercover FBI agents, authorities said.

Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office Author: 11Alive Staff Published: 3:48 PM EDT October 12, 2023 Updated: 3:48 PM EDT October 12, 2023 ...

Three of the men who accepted deputy sheriff appointments — Rick Tariq Rahim, 55, of Great Falls; Fredric Gumbinner, 64, of Fairfax; James Metcalf, 60, of Manassas are also charged in the case.