Crime & Safety
Norwood Police Selling Patches To Honor Health Care Heroes
The patches can be purchased in person or via PayPal for $5.
NORWOOD, MA — Police in Norwood have begun selling a medical professional appreciation patch to honor the town's health care heroes and their dedication during the new coronavirus pandemic.
The Norwood Police Department said the patches can be purchased online via PayPal or in the Norwood police lobby 24 hours a day. Each patch is $5.
Police said money raised by selling the patches will go to cover patches given to local health care workers free of charge.
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"We appreciate their dedication always, but even more so during this difficult time," the department wrote in a Tweet.
The limited amount of patches to be sold will cover the expense of the patches we are to provide to our local healthcare heroes free of charge. We appreciate their dedication always, but even more so during this difficult time. @emblemauthority @ChiefBrooksNPD
— Norwood Police (@NorwoodPolice) May 12, 2020
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