Arlington Police Department Collection - 15 Matching Results
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- [Image of an APD motorcycle officer's uniform on a mannequin in the police museum, close-up view]
- Photograph of a mannequin sitting in a chair wearing a motorcycle officer's uniform. The tan uniform was used from the mid 1950s to 1986. In 1986, the Department changed to the dark blue police uniform. Also included in the ensemble is a white helmet, sunglasses, high-top black boots, a black tie, and the APD shoulder patch and breast badge. The mannequin and surrounding items are located in the Arlington police museum. Shown also is the old jail door from the Main Station on 717 W. Main Street.
- [Image of an APD motorcycle officer's uniform on a mannequin in the police museum, wide shot view]
- Photograph of a mannequin sitting in a chair wearing a motorcycle officer's uniform. The tan uniform was used from the mid 1950s to 1986. In 1986, the Department changed to the dark blue police uniform. Also included in the ensemble is a white helmet, sunglasses, high-top black boots, a black tie, and the APD shoulder patch and breast badge. The mannequin and surrounding items are located in the Arlington police museum. Shown also is the old jail door from the Main Station on 717 W. Main Street.
- [Image of an APD Charioteers plaque, 1954-1960]
- Photograph of a Charioteers plaque. A group of young people called the Charioteer Knights were in a hot rod club sponsored by Junior Achievement, Optimist Club and the Arlington Police Department. The Charioteers were used as a method of keeping young people off the streets and still letting them enjoy their cars. It was effective in giving them a place to drag race and show off their automobiles.
- [Image of three pistols used for APD firearms training, 1950s-1970s]
- Photograph of three 33 caliber pistols mounted on 38 caliber frames. These pistols were used by Arlington Police officers for firearms training in the 1950s to the early 1970s. A brief description placed below the pistols states: "22 Caliber Pistols Mounted on 38 Caliber Frame. These three pistols were used for firearms qualification on the range. Located in the basement of the Main Station at 717 W. Main. Range was closed due to excessive lead levels."
- [Image of a wooden club / knife used for APD defensive training, 1950s-1970s]
- Photograph of a carved wooden club / knife used for training by Arlington Police officers in the 1950s to 1970s. A brief description placed below the object states: "Club used in defensive training."
- [Arlington Police Officers Howard Vaughan and G.A. Coke with Ed Pummill, 1950]
- Photograph of Police Officers Howard Vaughan and G. A. Coke (smoking) in uniform are standing with Ed Pummill, Arlington's first volunteer fire chief. G. A. Coke was a Police Chief from April 7, 1924 to May of 1925 and again in 1926.
- [Arlington Police Chief A.B. (Ott) Cribbs with the 1953 Police Department, description on matte]
- Photograph of the 1953 Arlington Police Department arranged in three rows in front of a police station garage door. All the men are in uniform except for the Highway Department Dispatcher and Chief Cribbs. [L to R] Back row: Fred Rupert, Harold White, Pop Schroeder, Herman Cantrell, Richard Strokel, John D. Dennehy. Middle row: Hwy. Dpt. dispatcher Dan Haggan, Chief Ott Cribbs, Bill Taylor, Minor Moore, Frank Kelly. Front row: Henry Cartwright, Roy "Rabbit" Cantrell.
- [APD Reserve Officers, 1957, view 1]
- Photograph of the 1957 APD Reserve Officers. All the men but one on the back row are dressed in a uniform. The group is arranged in two rows with one row standing and one row squatting. Some of the men's names are unknown. Known names are: Jack Ferguson, Emmitt Moore, Jesse Holley, B.J. Hlavaty, Jim Brown, B.L. Yeary, Dick Coffee, G.D. Ned Jr., Leo Mettos, Nat M. Rider, Jerry Tucker, Clayton Jordon and Bobby Wiggins. (Reserve Officers are an auxiliary police force composed of volunteers who serve without pay and receive training from the Arlington Police Department. They serve under the Chief of Police.)
- [Arlington patrol car wrecked by Officer Bill Wills, 1958]
- Photograph of Arlington patrol car #606 that was accidentally wrecked by Bill Wills in 1958.
- [Arlington Police Officers Howard Vaughn and Jack Hale on a police motorcycle]
- Photograph of Two Arlington Police Officers, Howard Vaughn in front and Jack Hale in back, sitting on a police motorcycle parked in the middle of a downtown alley. A police car without a driver is parked behind them. Two other cars are parked in the distance and a pedestrian can be seen crossing the alley. The picture's caption reads "Howard Vaughn & Jack Hale 1950".
- [APD patch. Non-supervisor patch with red lettering and red trim]
- Photograph of the all red non-supervisor APD patch. The patch is outlined in red with a dark blue background. "Arlington" is written in red at the top and "Police" is in red at the bottom. In the center of the patch Texas is in red with a gold star indicating Arlington and a red circle indicating the metroplex. There are radio signals in red branching from the star.
- [Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff presenting Detective LeRoy Carmichael an award]
- Photograph of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff presenting Detective LeRoy Carmichael an Officer of the Year award. A photographer stands behind the mayor taking the shot. Date unknown.
- [APD Reserve Officers, 1957, view 2]
- Photograph of the 1957 APD Reserve Officers. All the men but one on the back row are dressed in a uniform. The group is arranged in two rows with one row standing and one row squatting. Some of the men's names are unknown. Known names are: Jack Ferguson, Emmitt Moore, Jesse Holley, B.J. Hlavaty, Jim Brown, B.L. Yeary, Dick Coffee, G.D. Ned Jr., Leo Mettos, Nat M. Rider, Jerry Tucker, Clayton Jordon and Bobby Wiggins. (Reserve Officers are an auxiliary police force composed of volunteers who serve without pay and receive training from the Arlington Police Department. They serve under the Chief of Police.)
- [Arlington Police Chief A.B. "Ott" Cribbs with the 1953 Police Department, description on photo]
- Photograph of the 1953 Arlington Police Department arranged in three rows in front of a police station garage door. All the men are in uniform except for the Highway Department Dispatcher and Chief Cribbs. [L to R] Back row: Fred Rupert, Harold White, Pop Schroeder, Herman Cantrell, Richard Strokel, John D. Dennehy. Middle row: Hwy. Dpt. dispatcher Dan Haggan, Chief Ott Cribbs, Bill Taylor, Minor Moore, Frank Kelly. Front row: Henry Cartwright, Roy "Rabbit" Cantrell.
- [Arlington Police / Fire Station, 401 W. Main Street, 1953]
- Photograph of the Arlington Police/Fire Station at 401 W. Main Street taken in 1953. It shows four police cars and two fire vehicles parked in front of the building with an officer or a firemen beside each vehicle and two people standing in the front entrance. This photograph was taken from the Arlington Police Department Commemorative Book, 1994. This building also housed the jail and a courtroom. Later, in 1964, the Police Department moved to a newer station at 717 W. Main Street.