City College Police Patch — Order the Torch & Goose Crest Design
Design S0705A at a glance
A royal-blue crest pairing a lit torch and open book with an unexpected guardian: a goose, stitched alert and mid-stride beneath the learning emblems. The pairing is older than it looks — geese have guarded compounds since antiquity, sounding the alarm before any watchman — and the arched college wording with motto band below completes a layout no neighboring department will be mistaken for.
Custom crest outlineGold merrowed borderLit torch emblemOpen book detailGuardian goose figureMotto wording band
About this torch and guardian goose crest design
Every campus department wants memorable; few get it, because memorable usually fights dignified. The goose threads that needle on actual heraldic grounds — the Capitoline geese out-watched the watchdogs, and crest tradition has used the bird for vigilance ever since. Stitched here below the torch and book, it gives a city college force an emblem with a story officers end up telling, which is free recruiting.
Order it as composed or tailor it: college name, motto band and founding-year detail all restitch, and the goose holds its place or yields to your institution's own mascot redrawn in crest style. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
City college police patch quick facts
- Embroidered college police patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Guardian-animal crests trace to antiquity — geese warned of raids before dogs reacted.
- Mid-stride bird figures stitch with directional feather rows to keep motion in the pose.
- Shoulder crests run 3.5" to 4.5" tall; ceremony backs run 8" to 10".
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this guardian crest patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty shirts, iron-on for caps and polos, velcro for outer vests
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5"–4.5" covers shoulder wear; 8"+ for ceremony backs
- Colorways: royal blue, gold and cream as shown, or your college colors — preview in the markup tool
- Border: merrowed (shown) or flat hot-cut edge
- Thread: any colorway, including a metallic gold torch flame
- Artwork: the goose swaps for your institution's mascot redrawn in crest style at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
City and community college police departments order this crest when they want insignia with a story rather than another generic shield. Institutions with waterfowl or bird mascots get a natural fit; others keep the goose for its vigilance symbolism alone. Orders typically pair duty shoulders with soft-shell versions for event coverage.
Custom college police crest pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
City college police patch questions
Why a goose on a police patch?
Vigilance — the classical story has geese raising the alarm before any guard or dog. It is one of the oldest watch animals in heraldry, and it makes this crest genuinely memorable.
Can our mascot replace the goose?
Yes. Send any image of your mascot and we redraw it in the same crest style under the torch and book at no art charge.
Can the motto band carry Latin?
Yes — short mottoes in any language stitch cleanly in the band; your proof confirms fit and legibility at your chosen size.
What size do campus departments usually run?
4" shoulders for duty wear, with a small batch of 8"–10" backs for ceremony jackets — both from one artwork in one order.
How do I request changes to this design?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form: circle elements, pin notes, attach your mascot art — the markup rides with the quote.
Looking for a different patch, or a different starting point?
This page covers one guardian-goose crest. For conventional formats, the police patch styles past the torch and goose crest — shields, stars and rockers covers the standard range. Weighing crest art against a seal redraw? The patch design guide on turning mascots and seals into uniform-ready art maps both paths.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.