[West Arlington Police Service Center building entrance]

Photograph of the front entrance of the West Arlington Police Service Center located at 2060 W. Green Oaks Boulevard, Arlington, Texas. The building was dedicated December 19, 2003. Also shown are three flying flags: United States Flag, Texas Flag, and the City of Arlington Flag. West Arlington Police Service Center is also referred to as the West Station.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[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 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

[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 Officer Gary W. Shipp. Tactical and Special Operation Division Units]

Photograph of Officer Gary Shipp in a dress suit. Starting in 1972, Special Enforcement Officer Gary Shipp led in the development and operation of the APD's Tactical (SWAT) teams and later, in the mid 1980's, as a Lieutenant, the development and operation of the Special Operation Units.
Date: 2000?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West Arlington Police Service Center groundbreaking ceremony, 2003]

Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the West Station at 2060 W. Green Oaks Boulevard taken in an open field. Six people (two women flanked by two men on each side) are holding shovels in various stages of digging. ? (man in suit), Police Chief Theron Bowman (in uniform), Council Member Sheri Capehart, (?council member), Mayor Robert Cluck, and Mayor Elzie Odom are pictured. A section of a poster on an easel can be seen on the right behind Elzie Odom and behind the easel is a pile of dug up ground. A housing subdivision is in the left background and a large metal electical tower is in the center to left background. West Arlington Police Service Center is also referred to as the West Station.
Date: December 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West Arlington Police Service Center groundbreaking ceremony, Mayor Elzie Odom speaking]

Photograph of Mayor Elzie Odom speaking at a podium in an empty field part of which appears to have been broken for construction. There are two posters on easels showing floor plans and architects renditions of the station. A two-story building and several vehicles, tractors and other construction equipment is in the background. West Arlington Police Service Center is also referred to as the West Station.
Date: 2003
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

[South Arlington Police Service Center grand opening program]

Photograph of a white-bordered front cover of a program titled in three lines of gold print: "South Arlington; Police Service Center; Grand Opening." Beneath the title on the right side in small black print is the date and time: "Saturday, October 25, 2008; 10:00 a.m." In the center of the cover is a color graphic picture of the new facility. At the bottom is the City of Arlington decal (left leg of the "A" is blue, right is red, crossed by a silver star with "Arlington" spelled out below in blue). The new station was located at 1030 SW Green Oaks.
Date: October 25, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Chief Theron Bowman, portrait with hat on head]

Photograph of a formal portrait of Police Chief Theron Bowman in uniform with hat on his head. Police Chief Bowman has been Chief of Police from March 9, 1999 to present.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Police Chief Theron Bowman with Assistants and Deputy Chiefs, 2000]

Photograph of Police Chief Theron Bowman (sitting in center) with assistant chiefs sitting on both sides. Larry Boyd is sitting to the left and Tommy Ingram is sitting to the right of Chief Bowman. All the Deputy Chiefs are standing in the back row and are (L to R:) Del Fisher, Jerry Kendrick, Ken Burton, Michael Ikner, Danny Sustaire, and David Pugh.
Date: January 10, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Citizens Police Academy alumni gathering for refreshments]

Photograph of five members of the Arlington Citizens Police Academy alumni who are gathered for refreshments at a meeting. Two named members are Matt McKee, who is sitting at the table eating and Jim Stone who is standing next to him holding a plate of food.
Date: 2004
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

[Arlington Police Museum. Chaplain Harold Elliott with display mannequins at the Harold K. Elliott Police Museum in Arlington]

Photograph of Chaplain Harold Elliott standing with three mannequins dressed in various police uniforms that are on display at the Arlington police museum. Also included in the grouping is a wall cabinet with memorabilia, a United States Flag pinned on the wall, and a framed collection of police patches.
Date: 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History