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Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
I have had great assistance from the personnel of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in identifying and aging the patches in my collection.
Worn 2000-Current
Black Background: - Honors our colleagues who have given their lives in service to our community.
Gold lettering - Symbolizes the gold fever that brought prospectors and settlers to our area.
Barbed wire - Evokes memories of early ranches on our plains
Blue skies and cumulus clouds - The brilliant canopy of Colorado
Red Rocks - Dramatic rock formations found in he county
Mounted horseman and traditional five-point stars - Remind us of challenges faced by frontier lawmen. The horseman is wearing the dark green uniform of today's deputy sheriffs.
Current S.W.A.T.
Current S.O.R.T.
Current Criminalistics Unit
Current Gang Intelligence Unit
Designed in 1997, authorized in 1998, 1 of 100 made.
Current Honor Guard
Current S.R.T.
Need to confirm!
1990-1999 S.W.A.T. Version 1
1990-1999 S.W.A.T. Version 2
Aviation Unit (No longer in existance)
Sheriff's Bomb Squad
In 1988, Sheriff Harold E. Bray got rid of the gold nugget on the bottom and added "COLO" so people would know what state were were in.
Worn 1988-1998
Version 2 1990-1999
Need to confirm these colors were worn.
Sheriff Harold Bray took office in 1962 and went back to the 2 color design. Version 1.
Version 2
Version 3
Reserve Version
Sheriff Arthur Wermuth had a connection in the embroidery business who had added the 3rd color, the "purple circle" during his time in office, 1957-1962.
1948: Sheriff Carl Enlow introduce uniform to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
They wore green uniform shirts to stand out from the rest of law enforcement on tan pants, with a green stripe.
Enlow created this patch, which was worn without modification 1948-1955 then again 1962-1990. Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
Animal Warden
Park Ranger Current
Park Ranger Older
Current Explorers
Used since the 90's
Jefferson County Human Service
Jefferson County Jacket Rear Patch
Worn in the 1990's (Current edition is gold), worn on the backs of SWAT, SORT BDU's, and K9
This large patch is worn on the Public Information Officer's jacket rear I believe.
Tabs worn above the peanut patch.
Tabs worn above the peanut patch.
