[Image of a newspaper article about the kidney donation of Arlington Police Officer P.J. Brock to co-worker Vern Griffin]

Photograph of a newspaper article written by Susan Schrock telling about Arlington Police Officer P. J. Brock donating a kidney to fellow employee, Vern Griffin. Vern Griffin worked as a property and evidence technician for the APD. The title of the article is "Kidney donor and co-worker are doing fine after surgery." The article includes color photographs of Officer Brock and Mr. Griffin. The surgery occured on September 9th, 2009.
Date: 2009
Creator: Schrock, Susan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[AMBER Alert: President George W. Bush signs the AMBER Alert into law]

Photograph of President George W. Bush signing into law the AMBER Alert package, which would create a system to help find kidnapped children and impose tougher penalties on child abusers, kidnappers and pornographers. In January 1996, Amber Haggerman was abducted and killed in Arlington, Texas. Amber's mother, Donna Whitson, with her hand on Amber's brother, Ricky, observe the signing. This photo was taken at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Also in the photo is Elizabeth Smart standing behind Amber's brother, Ricky, with her parents. Fourteen year old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom June 5, 2002. Smart was found alive nine months later in Sandy, Utah, about 18 miles from her home. The AMBER Plan is known as America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response.
Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD Chaplain Elliott, his wife, and Chief Bowman at the grand reopening of the museum at the Arlington Training Center]

Photograph of Chaplain Harold Elliott (center) standing between his wife Norma and Chief Theron Bowman at the grand reopening of the Arlington Police Museum at the Arlington Police Training Center located at 6000 W. Pioneer Parkway. Various artifacts of police memorabilia are on display behind them. The museum was founded in 1982 by Arlington Police Chaplain Harold K. Elliott when he began to collect items and store them in the attic of his Arlington home. By 1989, the items were moved to the Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center. It was moved again to a more spacious room at the Police Training Center in March of 2007.
Date: February 25, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD patch. Current officer's patch, 2010-present]

Photograph of the current APD patch which was commissioned in 2009. The patch is outlined in first in black, then white and finally blue on a black background. "Police" is written in white at the top and is blocked in by a slightly arched blue line. The Arlington logo (the left leg of the "A" in blue, the right leg in red, and crossed by a white star) is in the center of the patch. Beneath the logo, "Arlington" is written in white. At the bottom of the patch, Texas is depicted in red and overwritten with "Texas" in white.
Date: 2009~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Assistant Chief Larry Boyd, portrait 2002]

Photograph of a head and shoulder shot of Assistant Chief Larry Boyd in uniform taken about 2002. A United States Flag stands behind him to the left. [He worked 22 years as a police officer for the City of Arlington and retired in 2004 with the rank of Assistant Chief].
Date: 2002?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Chaplain Harold Elliott with group of Polar Plunge supporters, 2006]

Photograph of Polar Plunge supporters wearing blue T-shirts that say "North Arlington Pole-ice." Chaplain Harold Elliott is standing on the far left in a blue suit and wearing shades. During the winter months, Polar Plunge supporters dove into frozen water as a fund raising benefit for Special Olympics. This group dove into the pool at the Hilton Hotel in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Chaplain Harold Elliott's annual New Year's Day Police Breakfast, 2002]

Photograph of Arlington policemen gathered at a dining table in the home of Chaplain Harold Elliott for the annual New Year's Day Police Breakfast that began in 1984 and continued through 2004. Chaplain Elliott is standing in the center of the group behind the table. A light colored table cloth covers the table with a large pink flower arrangement arranged in the middle. Some of the people pictured left to right around the table: Mike Higgins, John Morgan, Harold Elliott, Billy Smith, Randle Meadows.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Chaplain Harold Elliott's "Cop Bear" on his mailbox]

Photograph of Chaplain Harold Elliott's "Cop Bear" sitting on his mailbox as a beacon for guests attending the annual New Year's Day Police Breakfast that is being held in his home. The annual event began in 1984 and continued through 2004. The brown and tan stuffed teddy bear is wearing two police patches, a baseball hat, and sunshades.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department all divisions group photo on the cover of SBC Arlington-Mansfield Yellow Pages, 2002]

Photograph of all divisions of the Arlington Police Department on the cover of SBC Arlington-Mansfield Yellow Pages, April 2002. Shown are represenitives of the Honor Guard holding the U.S. Flag, the K-9 Unit, the Bicycle Patrol, the Motorcycle Unit, several other officers and a patrol car. They are grouped in front of the APD mobile command center. On the bottom of the page is advertisement for Accident & Injury Chiropractic.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program, 2009, page 2]

Photograph of page 2 of the 2009 Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program. The page describes each award and the winner. Gil and Bonnie Ginn won the Citizen Community Award. Sunrise Rotary won the Business Partnership Award. Officer Lance Smith won the Rookie Officer of the Year. Detective Angie Franco won Detective of the Year. Corporal Keith Scullin won Operations Officer of the Year. Melissa Juarez won Administrative Employee of the Year.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program, 2009, page 3]

Photograph of page 3 of the 2009 Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program. The page describes each award and the winner. The awards are Technical/Exempt Employee of the Year, North District Officer of the Year, East District Officer of the Year, South/West District Officer of the Year, Officer of the Year, and Supervisor of the Year.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program, 2009, page 4]

Photograph of page 4 of the 2009 Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program. The page describes each award and the winner. The page shows the recipients of the 2008 Departmental awards. It also shows the members of the 2008 Academy classes and acknowledgments.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program, 2009, view 1]

Photograph of the front cover of the Annual Awards Ceremony Program. The program is titled with three lines: "The 2008 John V. and Jeri McMillian Memorial; The Arlington Police Department; Annual Awards Ceremony". The title is followed by a picture of the South Arlington Police Service Center. In smaller italic text below the picture is written "Presented by the Arlington Police Department and The Police Foundation - Arlington, Texas." On the cover's bottom left are pictures of the Arlington Police patch, a side panel of an Arlington Police cruiser, and a line of police officers standing outside presumably waiting to be presented their awards. On the bottom right in six lines of text is the award program date, time, location, and address: "Thursday, Febuary 26, 2009; 3 pm; Fielder Road Baptist Church; Metro Center; 1501 West Pioneer Parkway; Arlington, TX 76013." Pages 2-4 are also included in separate photographs.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department Annual Awards Ceremony program, 2009, view 2]

Photograph of the front cover of the Annual Awards Ceremony Program. The program is titled with three lines: "The 2008 John V. and Jeri McMillian Memorial; The Arlington Police Department; Annual Awards Ceremony". The title is followed by a picture of the South Arlington Police Service Center. In smaller italic text below the picture is written "Presented by the Arlington Police Department and The Police Foundation - Arlington, Texas." On the cover's bottom left are pictures of the Arlington Police patch, a side panel of an Arlington Police cruiser, and a line of police officers standing outside presumably waiting to be presented their awards. On the bottom right in six lines of text is the award program date, time, location, and address: "Thursday, Febuary 26, 2009; 3 pm; Fielder Road Baptist Church; Metro Center; 1501 West Pioneer Parkway; Arlington, TX 76013." Pages 2-4 are also included in separate photographs.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Deputy Chief Del Fisher, portrait 2002]

Photograph of a head and shoulder shot of Deputy Chief Del Fisher in uniform taken about 2002. After serving 32 years with the Arlington Police Department, he retired with the rank of Deputy Chief of Police.
Date: 2002?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Officer Bob Cowsert receiving Officer of the Year Award, ca. 2000]

Photograph of Officer Bob Cowsert receiving the Officer of the Year Award from Police Chief Theron Bowman. Both men are in uniform and are shaking hands. Officer Cowsert is holding his award in his other hand.
Date: 2000?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Officer James Long, APD's most tenured public servant]

Photograph of Police Officer Lt. James Long pictured twice; on the left in 1954 and on the right in 2002. A caption at the bottom says "James Long APD's Most Tenured Public Servant 50+ years Beginning in 1954 ID 0004."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Officer Joseph T. Cushman's parents placing his name on the memorial plaque for those who have died in the line of duty]

Photograph of Officer Cushman's parents, Jim and Jeri Cushman, placing their son's name on the memorial plaque for officers who have died in the line of duty. The plaque is located in the main lobby of the Ott Cribbs Police Station.
Date: August 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Harold K. Elliott Police Museum official name plaque, 2004]

Photograph of a door plaque showing the official name of the Arlington police museum. The museum was founded in 1982 by Arlington Police Chaplain Harold K. Elliott when he began to collect items and store them in the attic of his Arlington home. By 1989, the items were moved to the Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center. It was moved again to a more spacious room at the Police Training Center in March of 2007. When Chaplain Elliott retired in June of 2004, the museum was officially named the Harold K. Elliott Police Museum in his honor.
Date: June 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heroes' Park brick paver stone inscriptions, Brock]

Photograph of a close-up of a brick paver stone inscription located in Heroes' Park, 2100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, Texas. The stone was funded by sponsor donations to benefit the park and be a permanent and meaningful way to honor loved ones and show support for the Police and Fire Departments. The inscripted stone shows an Arlington police badge, a running horse (possibly AHS Colt), the honorees name (P.J. Brock) and police badge number. Heroes' Park is a tribute to the City of Arlington's Police and Fire Departments, and will also commemorate those fallen in the line of duty.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heroes' Park brick paver stone inscriptions, Elliott]

Photograph of a close-up of a brick paver stone inscription located in Heroes' Park, 2100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, Texas. The stone was funded by sponsor donations to benefit the park and be a permanent and meaningful way to honor loved ones and show support for the Police and Fire Departments. The inscripted stone shows an Arlington police badge, the honorees name (Chaplain Harold Elliott) and police badge number. Heroes' Park is a tribute to the City of Arlington's Police and Fire Departments, and will also commemorate those fallen in the line of duty.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heroes' Park "Compassion" character trait of a hero stone]

Photograph of one of the eight stone pillars that line the edge of the brick paved walkway in Heroes' Park located at 2100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, Texas. The stone pillar in the photograph has the inscription "Compassion" engraved on the top to show a character trait of a hero. Heroes' Park is a tribute to the City of Arlington's Police and Fire Departments, and will also commemorate those fallen in the line of duty.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heroes' Park "Courage" character trait of a hero stone]

Photograph of one of the eight stone pillars that line the edge of the brick paved walkway in Heroes' Park located at 2100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, Texas. The stone pillar in the photograph has the inscription "Courage" engraved on the top to show a character trait of a hero. Heroes' Park is a tribute to the City of Arlington's Police and Fire Departments, and will also commemorate those fallen in the line of duty.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Heroes' Park dedication photograph] (open access)

[Heroes' Park dedication photograph]

Announcement about the dedication service for Heroes' Park in Arlington, Texas including a photograph of the memorial wall. The caption at the bottom of the picture says "Heroes' Park Dedication." Dedication was held May 17, 2008. The park is located at 2100 W. Green Oaks Blvd. Heroes' Park is a tribute to the City of Arlington's Police and Fire Departments, and will commemorate those fallen in the line of duty. Features include the "Remembrance Courtyard", "Stream of Life", and "We Remember Wall".
Date: May 17, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History