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Pima County Sheriff's Department Assist Team
Here is some insignia from the Pima County Sheriff's Department, Tucson, Arizona.
Click on the photo for a better look.
The Assist Team is made up of civilian volunteers.
The round patch third from Left, is old style. It does not say Pima County. The exact years that this one was used, are unknown, but based upon an old photo, it may have been in use during 1988.
The patch on the far Left and the one next to it that have a tan background that say Assist Team, are current style. Again, it's unclear how long they have been the current style. It's been a few years - at least since 2006 if not sooner.
The round patch second from Left, is the breast patch, and is used on uniform shirts and jackets by those with less than one year of service. After one year of service and meeting the minimum number of hours of service each month, a member in good standing receives a metal star badge, and the round breast patch can be removed so the metal star can be used on shirts--- but a breast badge patch is always used on any type of jacket worn by Assist Team members, regardless of the number of years of service.
The patch on the Left and the round patch next to it are used by Assist Team members in metro Tucson and in Ajo, Arizona. Members in the Green Valley, Arizona area have patches that say Green Valley on the top of them but otherwise use the same design.
The 3 patches on the Right side and the small rectangular tab patches below those, are very old style. I believe they are among the first volunteer patches used by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
The volunteer program started in the 1970s in Green Valley and was known as the Citizen Bears. The program then evolved and expanded through the county and was eventually called the Assist Team.
The years that the patches on the Right were used, and for the tab patches at Bottom Right, are unknown.
It is unclear what the tab patch S.A.T. I means, but might mean Sheriff's Auxiliary Team One. I have seen a similar tab patch that says Patrol in black letters.
I have seen patches similar to the large ones at far Right, except they say Catalina District or San Xavier District, on the bottom in green letters.
I have also seen small rectangular tab patches, similar to what is shown on far Right, except they have a white background with black border and they said either Emergency Response in red letters with the blue medical cross after the word Response, or it said Crime Prevention with some small logo after that. The tab patches have been seen on old photos of Assist Team members and the tab patches were worn on the uniform shirts above the right breast pocket, below the metal name plate.
People interested in becoming Assist Team members should go to the Pima County Sheriff web site and click on the Career link near top right, and then choose Volunteer.
STILL NEED these patches in my insignia collection. Especially seeking Assist Team and Volunteer items as well as other Pima County insignia items.
Pima County Sheriff's Department Assist Team
Here is some insignia from the Pima County Sheriff's Department, Tucson, Arizona.
Click on the photo for a better look.
The Assist Team is made up of civilian volunteers.
The round patch third from Left, is old style. It does not say Pima County. The exact years that this one was used, are unknown, but based upon an old photo, it may have been in use during 1988.
The patch on the far Left and the one next to it that have a tan background that say Assist Team, are current style. Again, it's unclear how long they have been the current style. It's been a few years - at least since 2006 if not sooner.
The round patch second from Left, is the breast patch, and is used on uniform shirts and jackets by those with less than one year of service. After one year of service and meeting the minimum number of hours of service each month, a member in good standing receives a metal star badge, and the round breast patch can be removed so the metal star can be used on shirts--- but a breast badge patch is always used on any type of jacket worn by Assist Team members, regardless of the number of years of service.
The patch on the Left and the round patch next to it are used by Assist Team members in metro Tucson and in Ajo, Arizona. Members in the Green Valley, Arizona area have patches that say Green Valley on the top of them but otherwise use the same design.
The 3 patches on the Right side and the small rectangular tab patches below those, are very old style. I believe they are among the first volunteer patches used by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
The volunteer program started in the 1970s in Green Valley and was known as the Citizen Bears. The program then evolved and expanded through the county and was eventually called the Assist Team.
The years that the patches on the Right were used, and for the tab patches at Bottom Right, are unknown.
It is unclear what the tab patch S.A.T. I means, but might mean Sheriff's Auxiliary Team One. I have seen a similar tab patch that says Patrol in black letters.
I have seen patches similar to the large ones at far Right, except they say Catalina District or San Xavier District, on the bottom in green letters.
I have also seen small rectangular tab patches, similar to what is shown on far Right, except they have a white background with black border and they said either Emergency Response in red letters with the blue medical cross after the word Response, or it said Crime Prevention with some small logo after that. The tab patches have been seen on old photos of Assist Team members and the tab patches were worn on the uniform shirts above the right breast pocket, below the metal name plate.
People interested in becoming Assist Team members should go to the Pima County Sheriff web site and click on the Career link near top right, and then choose Volunteer.
STILL NEED these patches in my insignia collection. Especially seeking Assist Team and Volunteer items as well as other Pima County insignia items.