[APD Millennium badge and Mobile Command Post "MC-1" bus]

Photograph of the APD Millennium badge and a photograph of the "MC-1" Mobile Command Post bus. The gold Millennium badge is imprinted with the words "Arlington," "Police," "1884-2000," "Texas" (printed inside a white baseball), a bronze colored front view of the Texas Rangers Stadium, and the word "Officer." The badge was worn from November 1999 until January 1, 2000. The MC-1 Mobile Command Post is a white bus with wavy red, black, and blue stripes on the side bottom. It serves as a temporary station. Across the side top of the bus is the Arlington Police patch emblem and the words "Arlington Police Department."
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD training the recruit class, 1999]

Photograph of two Arlington Police vehicles stopped abreast on a back road with the drivers leaning out the doors, hand guns pointed at a female suspect. The suspect is standing with her hands placed on her head. A group of people are standing behind, between, and to the side of the police vehicles. At least three of the people in the picture are wearing police uniforms. The others are in street attire or their apparel is not clearly pictured. Three civilian vehicles are parked on the grass behind the police vehicles. The fire training center is shown in the background (two red brick buildings, a white building and a ramp).
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Department all divisions group photo, ca. 1999]

Photograph of eleven people who represent each department of the Arlington Police Department. The picture was taken at the back door employee entrance of the "Ott" Cribbs Public Safety Center on Division Street. On the left is motocycle parking and on the right is the jail entrance. Some of those included are representatives from the Motorcycle Division, Bike Patrol, Honor Guard, Special Operations, Canine (K-9) Unit, Warrant Division, Crime Scene Search Unit, and Public Service Assistant. Standing in the rear is Police Chief Theron Bowman. Also in the photograph are a police car, police motorcycle, bicycle and police dog.
Date: 1999/2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Deputy Chief A.J. Key]

Photograph of Deputy Chief A.J. Key in uniform shaking hands with someone out of the picture. He served with the Arlington Police Department for about 22 years between the years 1977 through 1999.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of a replica of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial in Austin, Texas, side view]

Photograph of a replica of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial. The Texas Peace Officers' Memorial is a monument erected on the grounds of the Capitol Complex in Austin, Texas to recognize and honor the ultimate sacrifice made by Texas law enforcement and corrections officers who were killed in the line of duty. On May 10, 1999, law enforcement officers and the families of officers traveled to Austin for the Memorial dedication. This replica is on a wooden base with the words "Texas Peace Officers Memorial" printed on a bronze plate attached to the center of the base.
Date: 1999?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of a replica of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial in Austin, Texas, top view]

Photograph of a replica of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial. The Texas Peace Officers' Memorial is a monument erected on the grounds of the Capitol Complex in Austin, Texas to recognize and honor the ultimate sacrifice made by Texas law enforcement and corrections officers who were killed in the line of duty. On May 10, 1999, law enforcement officers and the families of officers traveled to Austin for the Memorial dedication. This replica is on a wooden base with the words "Texas Peace Officers Memorial" printed on a bronze plate attached to the center of the base.
Date: 1999?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of the APD Millennium badge]

Photograph of the APD Millennium badge. The gold Millennium badge is imprinted with the words "Arlington," "Police," "1884-2000," "Texas" (printed inside a white baseball), a bronze colored front view of the Texas Rangers Stadium, and the word "Officer." The badge was worn from November 1999 until January 1, 2000.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Museum. Newspaper picture of Russian police officer Col. Galija Mavljutov touring the Harold K. Elliott Police Museum in Arlington]

Photograph of a newspaper clipping with a photograph taken by Brad Loper from the Arlington Morning News of Russian police officer Col. Galija Mavljutov touring the Arlington police museum after she attended the International Association of Women Police conference in Dallas. The caption at the top of the picture says "Policewomen join forces." The picture also shows various artifacts on display at the museum including three mannequins wearing uniforms and a United States Flag.
Date: November 14, 1997
Creator: Loper, Brad
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD's first female officers (20 years later) in 1997]

Photograph of some of the first female police officers in Arlington taken twenty years later in 1997. Front row: Martha Bacile Findlay, Martha Willbanks (center in dark blue uniform), Patt Scheckel-Hollingsworth. Back row: Shirley Bryant, Dixie Stout Bersano, and Sandy Walthall Jay (in uniform). Lt. Martha Willbanks (center) was the first female APD Police Officer.
Date: May 19, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arlington Police Chaplain Harold Elliott holding a photograph taken at the bombed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (newspaper clipping, 1996)] (open access)

[Arlington Police Chaplain Harold Elliott holding a photograph taken at the bombed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (newspaper clipping, 1996)]

Photograph of Chaplain Harold Elliott holding a large color photograph that shows him walking past the bombed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The bomb completely demolished one side of the building and was the worst terrorist attack at the time on U.S. soil. Chaplain Elliott was called to the city to assist as a chaplain to the other chaplains and later, to councel state, federal and local rescue and recovery workers. The caption of the clipping from the Fort Worth Star Telegram reads "Helping Hand. Police Department's chaplain serves many roles." The hand written date on the article is 8/96 but the bombing occured April 19, 1995.
Date: August 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Volunteer Police Chaplain Ronnie Armstrong, Sr. obituary]

Photograph of a Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper obituary of Arlington Volunteer Police Chaplain Ronnie Armstrong, Sr. who died in 1996.
Date: January 18, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD "Missing" flyer for Amber Haggerman, 1996]

Photograph of the police flyer posted for the abduction of Amber Haggerman of Arlington in January of 1996. Her story led to the AMBER Alert system.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of Detective James McSpadden's Investigative Review notebook on the Amber Hagerman Homicide, view 1]

Photograph of Amber Hagerman Homicide Investigative Review note book kept by Detective James McSpadden. The notebook is lying on blue fabric. Additional comments: Amber’s death in 1996 led to President George W. Bush signing the AMBER Alert into law in 2003.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of Detective James McSpadden's Investigative Review notebook on the Amber Hagerman Homicide, view 2]

Photograph of Amber Hagerman Homicide Investigative Review note book kept by Detective James McSpadden. The notebook is lying on blue fabric. Additional comments: Amber’s death in 1996 led to President George W. Bush signing the AMBER Alert into law in 2003.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD Honor Guard, ca. 1995]

Photograph of the Honor Guard (15 officers) in uniform about 1995 in front of the Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center (Main station). All are standing in two rows with five officers on the back row holding rifles. Portions of the name of the building show behind the legs of the officers on the front row. The Honor Guard contains three separate sections: Color Guard, Shooting (or Firing) Party, and an Honors Party. The Honor Guard participates in parades, dedication ceremonies, and other official events and represents the city as goodwill ambassadors across the state.
Date: 1995~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD. "Lock and unload!" campaign picture]

Photograph of Texas Ranger baseball player Will Clark holding a shot gun and police officer Austin Barrett holding a hand gun for the Firearms Injury Prevention campaign. The slogan "Lock and unload!" is added to the picture. National Fire Protection Association logo Risk Watch is in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1995~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD "Use your head...Protect it!" campaign picture]

Photograph of Texas Rangers player Rusty Greer, bike patrol officer Russ Greene, a firefighter, a teenager on inline skates and a young girl with a bicycle (pedestrian safety) inside Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The slogan "Use your head...Protect it!" is added to the picture. National Fire Protection Association logo Risk Watch is in the bottom right corner.
Date: 1995~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Officer James Evans Johnson, street renaming ceremony]

Photograph of a group gathered outside of the Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center for the dedication of a street that has been renamed in memory of Officer James Johnson. Three people, a police officer and two women, are holding a new street sign: "James Johnson St 200" (block). The signs were presented to the families of each officer before being erected on the streets surrounding the main station.
Date: May 11, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Officer James Evans Johnson, street sign]

Photograph of a group of people looking at a renamed street sign, "James Johnson St 200" (block) which has been installed on the sign post with "W Division" street sign. The signs were presented to the families of each officer before being erected on the streets surrounding the main station.
Date: May 11, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Officers Gary D. Harl and Terry L. Lewis, street signs]

Photograph of two street signs on a stop sign post that were placed in memory of police officers Gary Harl and Terry Lewis. The picture of the sign post is angled to show clearly the renamed streets: "Gary Harl St 500" (block) and "Terry Lewis St 200" (block). The signs were presented to the families of each officer before being erected on the streets surrounding the main station.
Date: May 11, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newspaper article about the street dedications for fallen Arlington police officers, part 1]

Photograph of a Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper article written by Jessamy Brown. The article is about the street naming dedications for Arlington police officers James Johnson, Gary Harl, Jerry Crocker, and Terry Lewis who died in the line of duty. It includes brief statements from family members of the slain officers. There are three pictures in the article. The largest is of Luther Johnson with a photo of his brother Officer James Johnson who died in 1930. Two other smaller pictures are photos of Officer Jerry Crocker and Officer Terry Lewis.
Date: May 11, 1994
Creator: Brown, Jessamy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newspaper article about the street dedications for fallen Arlington police officers, part 2]

Photograph of a Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper article written by Jessamy Brown. The article is about the street naming dedications for Arlington police officers James Johnson, Gary Harl, Jerry Crocker, and Terry Lewis who died in the line of duty. It includes brief statements from family members of the slain officers. It shows a map of the street locations.
Date: May 11, 1994
Creator: Brown, Jessamy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD badges and decorations]

Photograph of a page taken from the Arlington Police Department Commemorative Book, 1994 of an Arlington police badge centered and surrounded by decorations. The caption reads "Clockwise from top in order of precedence: Medal of Honor; Medal of Valor; Wounded in Action; Distinguished Service; Police Officer's Award; Medal of Merit; Supervisor of the Year; Officer of the Year; Service to Youth; Community Service; Life Saving; Rookie of the Year; Reserve Office of the Year; Service Award; Safe Driving."
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[APD badges, current versions, view 1]

Photograph of a page taken from the Arlington Police Department Commemorative Book, 1994 of the current versions of the Arlington police badges. Showing are: Chief, Sergeant, Deputy Chief, Officer, Lieutenant, Chaplain, and Captain. Use of these badges started in the late 1970s, early 1980s.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History