The Pier Peddler, a Fort Myers Beach store, amassed a collection of roughly 2,000 emergency service patches, which became a popular attraction. Hurricane Ian destroyed the store and swept away the ...

It started with just one patch from a retired Chicago police officer’s uniform. Then people started donating more emergency-service patches. One patch became 10 patches. Then 100 patches.

In celebration of the movie’s 40th anniversary, the Astoria Police Department created a new uniform patch to honor the movie that put the Oregon Coast town on the (non-treasure) map. MAPS ...