Our Badge
 The
law enforcement badge is a symbol of trust, honesty, integrity, ethical
behavior, and courage. It is this symbol that we, as an organization,
stand behind. Each member of our organization, sworn and civilian,
proudly wear the badge, in recognition of what it represents, and in
recognition of those members of the law enforcement profession that
have given their lives to serve the community.
In August of 1999, the Gardena Police Department began discussing the
possibility of developing a special "millennium" badge, which
would be worn by its members, beginning on New Year's Eve and throughout
the 2000 calendar year. These badges would then become keepsakes
for those that reported for duty during the millennium year, and the
Department would return to its original badge. This was a department-wide
participative project, and design ideas and input were obtained from
a variety of individuals throughout the organization. The Department's
management and supervisory team then selected a few designs from those
that were submitted, and then the final selection was made by the organization,
as a whole. The selected "millennium" badge was designed
by Police Officer Dennis Salb (Chief badge with blue background).
This artwork was forwarded to "Sun Badge Company," of San
Dimas, California, which completed the final product. The "millennium"
badge was so well received by the organization, and the community, that
it became clear that the organization, as a whole, had a desire to adopt
this badge (minus the "The Third Millennium" banner and year
"2000") as its official Department symbol, replacing the below
pictured "eagle-top" badge.
Our
Shoulder Patch
Shoulder Patch Requests
The Gardena PD shoulder patch is available to collectors through
the Gardena Police Officer's Association Website www.GardenaPOA.org.
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