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[Image of an APD Awards Statue presented to annual award recipients and retirees]
Photograph of an Arlington Police Department Awards Statue presented to annual award recipients and retirees. The statue is a bronze policeman in uniform standing on a wooden pedestal.
[Image of an APD badge with mourning cover and a police Medal Of Honor medalian]
Photograph of a display of an Arlington Police badge with a mourning cover and a Police Medal Of Honor medalian from the American Police Hall of Fame. The badge shows a black cloth strip placed over the center of the badge. The display reads, "BADGE COVER. Worn in honor of officers who have died in the line of duty. Cover is traditionally worn from the time of death until 2400 hours after the funeral." The badge cover and medal are both in honor of fallen officers.
[Image of an APD helmet with face shield]
Photograph of a gold colored police helmet with a face shield. All APD officers were assigned helmets and shields during the 1960s student unrest demonstrations.
[Image of an APD laser speed detection unit]
Photograph of Arlington Police Department's first laser speed detection units. The brand name on this unit is Marksman LTI 20-20. This particular unit, in its carrying case, was unintentionally left on top of a patrol car and fell into a deep mud puddle. It remained lost for several years. When the puddle finally dried up, it was found and returned to the Department. It was obviously unusable.
[Image of an APD mourning band and badge cover]
Photograph of black arm band that was worn by Arlington Police officers as a symbol of mourning after an officer was killed in the line of duty. The arm band was later replaced by the black badge cover.
[Image of an APD two-way radio used in the briefing room by Sergeants]
Photograph of a vintage GE two-way radio base station and desk microphone used by Sergeants to monitor and direct patrol activity while in the briefing room. (Years of service to be determined)
[Image of an Arlington Auxiliary Police Unit armband, 1930s]
Photograph of a four-inch-wide blue armband with the word "Police" stitched in white worn by local Arlington civilians who assisted the police in the early 1930s. They were not allowed to wear police uniforms or carry guns. No badges were provided for these individuals.
[Image of an Arlington police car bubble light, 1960-1970s]
Photograph of the red Bubble Light used on Arlington patrol cars from the early 1960s to the late 1970s. The unit set on a metal bar that ran across the top of the patrol car. It flashed a red light when activated.
[Image of an earlier APD motorcycle helmet]
Photograph of a white motorcycle helmet used by various police officers of the Arlington Police Motorcycle Unit during the time they served.
[Image of an early APD tactical shield, view 1]
Photograph of an early tactical shield that was used by the Arlington Police Department to defend the user. This tactical shield was a hand-held rectangular shaped sheet of metal with a thin eye slot hole for vision. The protective shield was most necessary in situations where law enforcement tactical team members had little or no cover.
[Image of an early APD tactical shield, view 2]
Photograph of an early tactical shield that was used by the Arlington Police Department to defend the user. This tactical shield was a hand-held rectangular shaped sheet of metal with a thin eye slot hole for vision. The protective shield was most necessary in situations where law enforcement tactical team members had little or no cover.
[Image of an old hard drive used by the APD Communications Division, ca. 1970s?]
Photograph of an old hard drive from a computer system used by the APD Communications Division, ca. 1970s. It was later replaced with a computer chip. (years of service to be determined)
[Image of antique APD Chief Badge, on blue drape]
Photograph of a silver frame containing an antique APD Chief Badge with an information placard below the badge. The badge is a six pointed star constructed from silver-like metal with "Chief Arlington Police" pressed in and blackened. The badge is pinned on gold felt. The placard that is below it reads: "Antique Arlington Police Badge. Date of Use Unknown." The frame is on a blue drape background.
[Image of antique APD Chief Badge, on red fabric]
Photograph of a silver frame containing an antique APD Chief Badge with an information placard below the badge. The badge is a six pointed star constructed from silver-like metal with "Chief Arlington Police" pressed in and blackened. The badge is pinned on gold felt. The placard that is below it reads: "Antique Arlington Police Badge. Date of Use Unknown." The frame is on a red fabric background.
[Image of APD epaulets]
Photograph of various epaulets worn by the Arlington Police Department. To the right of each epaulet is an explanation of its meaning. An epaulette is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations. It is usually worn on dress or ceremonial uniforms. APD no longer wears epaulets. The epaulets shown are: Training; Reserves; Support Services; Traffic; Patrol; Tactical; Youth Services, D.A.R.E., School Resource.
[Image of APD's first hand-held radio]
Photograph of the first Arlington Police Department hand-held radio (years of service to be determined). The name on the unit is "GE Master."
[Image of APD's first MDT (mobile data terminal) computer]
Photograph of the first MDT (mobile data terminal) used in Arlington police vehicles. MDT was a computerized device used to communicate with a central dispatch office. It displayed relevant information to the officer on a viewing screen and provided a keyboard for entering information. The MDTs were first installed in APD police cars in 1987.
[Image of APD's second series hand-held radio]
Photograph of the second series of a hand-held radio used by the Arlington Police Department (years of service to be determined). The name on the unit is "Motorola."
[Image of Arlington Police Chief "Ott" Cribbs and Police Chief David Kunkle's name plates]
Photograph of two name plates. Arlington Police Chief A.B. "Ott' Cribbs's name plate was used on his desk. Arlington Police Chief David Kunkle's name plate was on his office door. Chief Cribbs served as chief from 1934 to 1971 and Chief Kunkle served as chief from 1985 to 1999.
[Image of Arlington Police Chief Ott Cribb's personal scrapbook, view 1]
Photograph of Arlington Police Chief A.B. "Ott" Cribbs personal scrapbook. Chief Cribbs started his career as a police officer in 1926 and was appointed Police Chief in 1934, a position he held for the next 37 years. He retired in 1971. This scrapbook records such events as his encounter with Clyde Barrow (of the "Bonnie and Clyde" outlaw couple). This image shows his picture on the left page and various newspaper clippings glued onto the right page.
[Image of Arlington Police Chief Ott Cribb's personal scrapbook, view 2]
Photograph of Arlington Police Chief A.B. "Ott" Cribbs personal scrapbook. Chief Cribbs started his career as a police officer in 1926 and was appointed Police Chief in 1934, a position he held for the next 37 years. He retired in 1971. This scrapbook records such events as his encounter with Clyde Barrow (of the "Bonnie and Clyde" outlaw couple). This image shows his picture on the left page and various newspaper clippings glued onto the right page.
[Image of Arlington Police Officer Joey Cushman's flashlight and portable radio transceiver]
Photograph of a flashlight and portable radio transceiver that belonged to Officer Joey Cushman who died in the line of duty June 7, 2001. Officer Cushman was killed by accidental gunfire while performing training for a school shooting. A brief description of the item is included in the photograph.
[Image of Arlington police tactical equipment, ca. 1970s]
Photograph of a shelf displaying early tactical equipment. The field phones were military surplus given to Arlington Police Department in the early 1970s. The face protector was primarily worn during dangerous entries.
[Image of seven shell casings]
Photograph of a close-up of seven shell casings. The seven shell casings represent a 21 gun salute honoring fallen officers. Three volleys from seven rifles constitute the 21 gun salute. The brass casings are then given to family members. (These shown are from practice rounds).
[Image of the APD night watchman's clock]
Photograph of the Night Watchman's clock used by Chief Cribbs for the Arlington Police Department in the mid 1930s. It contained a roll of paper that recorded the time and location of the watchman when he inserted a special key from the location he was checking. A special key was housed at each location. It continued in use until the early 1950s at which time officers were required to hand check and note the locked doors to businesses.
[Image of the Rembrandt portrait camera from the Arlington Police Museum]
Photograph of the 4x5 Rembrandt Portrait camera that is in the Harold K. Elliott Police Museum in Arlington, Texas.
[Image of three baseball caps made for the Arlington Police Department]
Photograph of three baseball caps made for the Arlington Police Department displayed on a blue satin cloth. The dark blue cap on the left was the first baseball cap created in 1983. The blue and gold trimmed patch on the cap matched the uniform shoulder patch. The middle or second baseball cap is the Memorial Cap worn at various memorial ceremonies held in Tarrant County during Memorial Week. Police Memorial Day is May 15th of each year. It is dark blue with gold emblem and decorations. The third dark blue cap on the right was created in 1986 to match the uniform shoulder patch that was created to replace the earlier patch.
[NLEOM Memorial with Arlingtom Patch]
Photograph of Officer Cushman's name on The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (NLEOM) in Washington, D.C. Beneath his name is an APD patch. Officer Cushman was killed in the line of duty by accidental gunfire on June 7, 2001 while performing training for a school shooting.
[Arlington Police Officer Fletcher Ray]
Photograph of Officer Fletcher Ray, Arlington's first African American police officer, with Detective Larry Jones and Sergeant Harold White taken at 717 W. Main jail. Both Sergeant White and Officer Ray are in uniform and Detective Jones is in a suit.
[APD ORBIS photo of a moving vehicle]
Photograph of an automobile in motion on the road, using ORBIS, Arlington's first speed detection device. A vehicle travelling faster than a preset speed triggers ORBIS to take a picture of the vehicle, including the front license area and the driver. The date, time, and vehicle speed is included on the picture.
[Image of a case displaying the uniform worn by Martha Willbanks, Arlington's first female officer]
Photograph of a case displaying the tan uniform dress with badge and arm patch worn by Martha Willbanks, Arlington's first female officer. Officer Willbanks began her career in 1973. In 1986, the Department changed from a tan uniform to a dark blue uniform. Officer Willbanks died in 2001 of natural causes, with the rank of Lieutenant. On the lower left side of the display is a picture of Officer Willbanks in the blue uniform and on the lower right side of the display is a brief statement about her service as an officer.
[Arlington Police Chief Herman Perry, Lt. Roy Ables, and Officer Martha Willbanks, 1973]
Photograph of Police Chief Herman Perry, Lt. Roy Ables, and Officer Martha Willbanks in an office with baked goods from Ferguson Jr. High School.
[Newspaper clipping about Arlington Police Officers receiving awards, 1973]
Photograph of an Arlington Citizens Journal newspaper clipping about five police officers recieving awards for their achievements. The title caption under the picture is "Top Cops." Those listed in the clipping are: Richard Love, Ben Bounds, Lionel (Lee) Eastman, John Faltynski, and Bob Callas. Awards given were watches or .38 pistols.
[Arlington Police Substation 1 described in the Arlington Citizen Journal, 1973, 1st view]
Photograph of a newspaper clipping from the Arlington Citizen Journal dated November 8, 1973 telling about Arlington's first police substation located on Little School Road. Arlington Substation 1 shared the facility with Fire Station 7. Substation 1 was also referred to as Little Road Station. A police motorcycle, a detective car, and a community service van are parked in the front parking lot and fire vehicles are parked inside the fire station garages. When the building opened in 1971, a portion of the building was used by the Police Department for a training center, community services, polygraph examinations, and traffic/motorcycle offices. Later in 1973, the section used by the police was dedicated as its first police substation with desk officers on duty 24 hours.
[Arlington Police Substation 1 described in the Arlington Citizen Journal, 1973, 2nd view]
Photograph of a newspaper clipping from the Arlington Citizen Journal dated November 8, 1973 telling about Arlington's first police substation located on Little School Road. Arlington Substation 1 shared the facility with Fire Station 7. Substation 1 was also referred to as Little Road Station. A police motorcycle, a detective car, and a community service van are parked in the front parking lot and fire vehicles are parked inside the fire station garages. When the building opened in 1971, a portion of the building was used by the Police Department for a training center, community services, polygraph examinations, and traffic/motorcycle offices. Later in 1973, the section used by the police was dedicated as its first police substation with desk officers on duty 24 hours.
[APD's first legal advisor, Robert Diaz, clipping from city publication]
Photograph of a head and shoulders shot of Robert (Bob) Diaz who was the first legal advisor of the Arlington Police Department. The caption under the picture says "Robert Diaz. Police Legal Advisor." He served as police legal advisor for the City of Arlington from 1974 until 1997.
[APD Mobile Crime Lab newspaper article from the Arlington Good Times Magazine, 1974]
Photograph of an article from the November 1974 City of Arlington Good Times Magazine about the new Arlington Police Department Mobile Crime Lab. The title of the article is "Police Crime Lab hits the streets." It shows a picture of Officer James Bethany, who was in charge of the designing of the inside of the lab, standing beside the mobile crime lab vehicle.
[Arlington Police Officer Dick Hill newspaper article from the Arlington Daily News, 1975]
Photograph of an article written by Beth Ann Loomis from the Arlington Daily News Monday Profile about Officer Dick Hill. The title of the article is "Former Chicago Bear now patrols streets for APD." It shows a picture of Officer Dick Hill wearing his police motorcycle helmet and firing speed radar at motorists. The article gives a brief profile of the officer's background.
[Arlington Police Officer Gary D. Harl]
Photograph of Officer Gary Dwaine Harl in tan uniform standing inside the open door of a police car. He is using the mobile radio. Officer Harl was killed in the line of duty while making a "routine" traffic stop. He was killed by gunfire on July 16, 1975 when he stopped a man who had been driving a stolen motorcycle. The two men were sitting in the front seat of Officer Harl's police car when the motorcycle driver suddenly shot him.
[Image of Arlington Police Officer Gary Harl's handcuffs and pocket knife]
Photograph of the handcuffs and pocket knife carried by Officer Gary Harl when he was killed in the line of duty while making a "routine" traffic stop. He was killed by gunfire on July 16, 1975 when he stopped a man who had been driving a stolen motorcycle. The two men were sitting in the front seat of Officer Harl's police car when the motorcycle driver suddenly shot him. This image shows the handcuffs and the pocket knife with a brief description of the event placed above them.
[Image of the pistol used to murder Police Officer Gary D. Harl]
Photograph of the 38 caliber pistol used to murder Police Officer Gary Harl. Officer Harl was killed in the line of duty while making a "routine" traffic stop. He was killed by gunfire on July 16, 1975 when he stopped a man who had been driving a stolen motorcycle. The two men were sitting in the front seat of Officer Harl's police car when the motorcycle thief suddenly shot him. Later the same night the culprit ended his own life with this same pistol. Attached to the pistol is a Department ID tag.
[APD Motorcycle Division, 1976]
Photograph of eight police motorcylces lined up at an angle. Each motorcycle carries a fully uniformed police officer. This photograph was included in the 1984 Arlington Police Commemorative Book with the caption "1976 Motorcycle Squad." Included in the photograph are Rudy Salazar, Doug Coldwell, Lynn Dodson, Jim Cagle, Charles Waybourn, John Faltynski, Homer DeWolfe, and Larry Jones.
[City of Arlington bicentennial business envelope, back image]
Back full color image of the City of Arlington bicentennial business envelope in celebration of the United States 200th anniversary. The back of the envelope is imprinted with various color drawings of images from Arlington's past history.
[City of Arlington bicentennial business envelope, front image]
Front full color images of the City of Arlington bicentennial business envelope in celebration of the United States 200th anniversary. The front of the envelope is imprinted with two emblems: the City of Arlington emblem and return address headed by the word Centennial and beneath that, the official U.S. 1776-1976 bicentennial emblem.
[Image of case displaying items from the shooting of Officer Doug Ligon, view 1]
Photograph of a case displaying items from the shooting of Officer Doug Ligon. The case contains news articles with descriptive placards framed against the back of the case, the assault rifle used by the assailant standing upright by the stock, the bullet encased in accetate, the bullet casing in an accetate frame with placard, and a smaller frame with what looks like a description of the case contents.
[Image of case displaying items from the shooting of Officer Doug Ligon, view 2]
Photograph of a case displaying items from the shooting of Officer Doug Ligon. The case contains news articles with descriptive placards framed against the back of the case, the assault rifle used by the assailant standing upright by the stock, the bullet encased in accetate, the bullet casing in an accetate frame with placard, and a smaller frame with what looks like a description of the case contents.
[Arlington Police Officer Dick Hill, SWAT team training in prone firing position]
Photograph of Officer Dick Hill, a SWAT team sniper, lying in the prone firing position with an M-16 rifle. He is on a grassy lawn with the street, a walkway, and tree trunk behind him.
[Arlington Police Officer Steve Foucault's story from the Arlington Citizen Journal, 1980]
Photograph of a newspaper article from the Arlington Citizen Journal about Officer Steve Foucault's move from a former relief pitcher for the Arlington Texas Rangers to an Arlington police officer.
[Police Training Center freestanding name sign, b&w]
Photograph of a view of the front of the City of Arlington Police Training Center located at 6000 West Pioneer Parkway. The building opened in 1980. The black and white version of the picture was used in the APD Commemorative Book, 1994. The APD operates its own Police Academy out of the Training Center. The first class graduated in June 1990.
[Police Training Center freestanding name sign, color]
Photograph of a view of the front of the City of Arlington Police Training Center located at 6000 West Pioneer Parkway. The building opened in 1980. The APD operates its own Police Academy out of the Training Center. The first class graduated in June 1990.
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