7



GARVIN'S STATE SHAPE, ARIZONA, HAWAII, ALASKA AND SOUTH PACIFIC PATCH
COLLECTION UPDATE 5/4/2012


My name is Garvin Arrell.
        I am a retired chief of police from the Surprise, Arizona Police Department (2001, 10 years)
and a retired captain from the Honolulu, Hawaii Police Department (1990, 25 years)
and served in the U.S. Army's
Army Security Agency for three years.
   Being retired has many rewards, one of which is having the time to collect law enforcement memorabilia and to have a historical perspeotive on law enforcement agencies.

Over the past few years I sold off about 6000 patches from my collection and I now concentrate on Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, South Pacific and state shape patches.This site displays my collection of state shape patches, which I have been told
is the largest of its kind known, containing 2816 patches, my Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona and South Pacific collection is at the bottom of the page.

I only collect state shape law enforcement, posse, search & rescue, corrections,security, arson investigators, fire marshals, fish & game, forestry and others related to these areas. I also collect
Arizona ONLYstate shape fire patches.
There is a non related law enforcement section (Miscellaneous) which
is not included in the above total.
I do not activly collect this type of state shape but these were given to me.

If you have any state shape law enforcement or related agency patches
I am missing, that you are willing to part with, please  Email me here and I will purchase or trade for them.  I know of
over 160 I do not have.  There is a section at the bottom of this page
with pictures of patches I am looking for. These are just ones I know of,
I am sure there are many more. I have added a site meter/counter to monitor how many visit the site since July 20, 2011. 

      I believe most all of them to be authentic, but there are some novelty and possibly
        a couple of cut outs among them. Some may look the same but there is a size, letters,
border, seal, cut, material or some difference in the patch which might not be
  readily apparent. A few are error patches. The number next to the state name is the number of patches from that state.

Enjoy looking them over, however I have watermarked them
to keep them from being reproduced. Some of the writing
on the patches is a little difficult to see with the
watermark so I am adding text to those patches.

I recently added Honolulu Police Shooting medals from 1938 - 1962, coins and medals in the Honolulu County section under Medals Page 1 & 2.

These patches have been and are displayed at law enforcement conventions and conferences.
I also have 1090 badges in my collection but have cut back on collecting these items and currently only collect Hawaii, Alaska and Arizona badges.

I also have my own badge, patch, pin and coin business and have done badges, patches, coins and pins  for a number of law enforcement and security agencies. My business name is Security & Law Enforcement Equipment (SLEE). If you need more info just Email me here

NOTE:Please do not ask me to send un-watermarked copies.  This is my collection, not for sale or trade.  However if you have a patch I need please contact me to work out a sale or possible trade.  My trade list is at the bottom of the site.  I only trade for state shape, Hawaii, Alaska, and Arizona patches I need for my collection. I also have access to traders from another collector friend if need be. 

I DO NOT SELL/ TRADE PATCHES FROM MY COLLECTION NOR SELL FROM MY TRADE LIST

 



Newly added state shape patches in the following table reflected by date added and the state.

AL Hueytown Police (variation) - SC Lake City Police (blue) - LA Suno Officer -  2/1/12
IL Braidwood Police (blue) - OH Lorain County Law Enforcement Assn. - 2/2/12
UT Utah DOT Incident Magt. Team 2/10/12
LA Louisiana State Police blue w/ light blue border - IL Hanover Police (variation in seal) 2/13/12
IL Merrionette Park Law Enforcement Exp;orers Post 9648 - 2/15/12
AZ  Cave Creek Marshal - 2/21/12
LA UNO Police gray - UNO Police yellow  -  TX Hale County Sheriff
IN, Carroll County Sheriff Jail Officer - WV FBI - TN Southeast Drug Task Force 2/28/12
VT Vermont Liquor Control Police Division - LA Pontchartrain Levee District Police (grn) 
AZ Grand Canyon Airport Fire - 3/9/12
AZ Arizona Crash Rescue Firefighter - 3/16/12
GA Tennille Police (all black) - Fairview Township Police (fully embroidered) - 3/23/12
NY Albany ATF (white) - 3/30/12
ME Maine Forest Ranger 4/7/12
WI Black Creek Police (variation) 4/14/12
MS Mississippi Marine Enforcement (old & given to me by a great friend) - GA -Tennille Police (color variation) - Six Flags Over Georgia Security (white) - 4/22/12
OK Lenore Police (Error Patch spelling) 4/27/12
NV USS Nevada Silent Sentry - GA, Georgia Revenue (letter variation) - 5/5/12

ALABAMA(166)
ALASKA(14)
ARIZONA(167)
ARKANSAS(215)
CALIFORNIA(24)
COLORADO(6)
CONNECTICUT(49)
DELAWARE(4)
FLORIDA(14)
GEORGIA(331)
HAWAII(2)
IDAHO(10)
ILLINOIS(240)
INDIANA(64)
IOWA(28)
KANSAS(15)
KENTUCKY(12)
LOUISIANA(158)
MAINE(45)
MARYLAND(2)
MASSACHUSETTS(7)
MICHIGAN(9)
MINNESOTA(25)
MISSISSIPPI(82)
MISSOURI(112)
MONTANA(13)
NEBRASKA(7)
NEVADA(278)
NEW HAMPSHIRE(6)
NEW JERSEY(8)
NEW MEXICO(68)
NEW YORK(14)
NORTH CAROLINA(6)
NORTH DAKOTA(7)
OHIO(124)
OKLAHOMA(20)
OREGON(34)
PENNSYLVANIA(34)
RHODE ISLAND(6)
SOUTH CAROLINA(27)
SOUTH DAKOTA(19)
TENNESSEE(22)
TEXAS(113)
UTAH(83)
VERMONT(21)
VIRGINIA(4)
WASHINGTON(10)
WEST VIRGINIA(6)
WISCONSIN(33)
WYOMING(2)
MISCELLANEOUS(49)
 
ARIZONA FIRE(50)

 CLICK HERE FOR STATE SHAPES I AM LOOKING FOR FROM MY WISH LIST THAT I KNOW ABOUT. THERE ARE MANY MORE I PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE FOR SALE OR POSSIBLY A TRADE Email me here.
(Currently 150 on this wish list)

UPDATES LISTED UNDER TITLES. 

           HAWAII
COLLECTION (620)
UPDATED 4/14/12
ADDED:
 US Probation District Of Hawaii - 12/5/11- County Of Maui Seal 1/5/12 - Hawaii State Family Court Bailiff  2nd Issue - 2/1/12 - Kapiolani Medical Center Security - 2/15/12 - Hawaii 5 0 h/p and badge patches 4/7/12 - Hawaii Family Court Bailiff 1st Issue 4/14/13


           ALASKA COLLECTION (658)
UPDATED 4/22/12
ADDED:
 Kiana Tribal Police 1/26/12 - Seward Police Dept. (eagle) - 2/4/12 - Metlakatla Police K9 - Anchorage FBI SWAT - 2/7/12 - North Slope Borough Public Safety - Kodiak Police o/o/s - 2/28/12- Alaska Peace Officer Assn (lge) - 3/23/12 - Bethel Police (n/s)-  King Cove Police (n/s - Ketchikan Police (n/s) - 3/30/12- Yakutat Borough Police - Alaska Medical Examiner - Alaska Highway Patrol hat patch - Alaska State Troopers 1941-2011 - 4/22/12
ARIZONA (1311)
UPDATED 4/28/12
ADDED:

 Cochise College Security 3/5/12 - Maricopa County Rabies Officer - Cochise County Sheriff (arrow head purple) - 3/9/12 - Maricopa County Sheriff K9 (new issue 3/12) - 3/13/12 - Clarkdale Police (old) - 3/16/12 - Cochise College Security Officer (old) - Winslow Police TAWA (old) - Yuma Park Ranger - 3/23/12 - Tucson Police (dyed 1st Version SWAT) - Prescott Police (subdued) - 3/30/12 - ASU Police Aide - Yavapai County Verde S&R sml - 4/7/12 - Douglas Police (variation) 4/14/12 = Maricopa County Motor Cycle Escort - Maricopa Community College Campus Security - 4/22/12 - Mesa Police Bomb Squad (new 4/2012)

For Arizona Agencies that use a state shape patch refer to the state shape section above. -

SOUTH PACIFIC 
COLLECTION (407)
UPDATED 3/30/12
ADDED:
 Guam Dept of Navy Police - Guam Dept of Navy Guard 1/5/12 - Kwajalein Atoll Police blk w/flag - Kwajalein Atoll Police blue w/flag - Coastal International Security Kwajalein - Kwajalein Atoll Police ERT gray - Kwajalein AtollPolice ERT blk - Kwajalein  Police Officer b/p - Am-Pro Protection Agent Kwajalein 1/9/12 - US Marshal Guam Violent Fugitive (red) 1/26/12 - Vanuatu Police (light blue border) - 3/30/12

 
 
TRADE LIST (Updated 5/4/12) 105 Traders