Criminal Investigations Division Patch — Order This Eagle and Courthouse Shield
Design S0995A at a glance
A navy shield with a gold edge, crowded with investigative symbols: an eagle with a scales shield, a courthouse, handcuffs, and crossed keys with a torch, worked in silver and gold. The lettering names a police department, a criminal investigations division and a founding year — each restitches to your bureau's own wording.
Shield shapeGold merrowed borderEagle with scales shieldCourthouseHandcuffsCrossed keys and torch
About this eagle, scales and courthouse shield
Detective insignia often tells the story of a case, and this shield tells it end to end: handcuffs for the arrest, crossed keys and a torch for the investigation that opens it up, the courthouse and scales for the verdict, and the eagle presiding over all of it. Silver and gold on navy keep the many symbols orderly and formal.
Order it as shown or streamline it: drop one or two symbols for a cleaner shoulder patch, put your department and division names in the lettering, or swap the courthouse for your own city hall or justice center. 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.
Criminal investigations division patch quick facts
- Embroidered criminal investigations 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.
- Shields with five or more symbols read best at 4" and up, or in a woven build.
- Detective divisions often order a plainclothes-friendly velcro set alongside the uniform patch.
- Division shields run 3.5" to 4.5" tall; raid-jacket backs run 8" to 11".
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this investigations shield: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for division uniforms, hook-side velcro for raid jackets and carriers, iron-on for polos
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4"–4.5" at the shoulder so the symbols read; 8"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: navy, silver and gold as shown, black and silver, or a subdued gray build
- Border: gold merrowed (shown) or silver
- Thread: metallic silver for the courthouse and keys; metallic gold for the eagle
- Artwork: any symbol can come out or redraw to your building or badge at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
Detective bureaus, criminal investigations divisions and major-crimes units order this shield for raid jackets, polos and division uniforms. Prosecutors' investigator teams sometimes adopt it too, since the courthouse and scales speak to their side of the case. A simplified cap version is a common add-on.
Custom criminal investigations patch 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.
Criminal investigations division patch questions
Can we simplify the symbols?
Yes. Any of the courthouse, scales shield, handcuffs or keys and torch can come out, and the rest are re-spaced on your proof.
Can the courthouse become our justice center?
Yes. Send a front-on photo of your courthouse or justice center and we redraw it in place at no art charge.
Is this design available for plainclothes kit?
Yes. A subdued velcro-backed version works on raid jackets and carriers; a full-color version suits blazers and polos.
What size keeps all the symbols readable?
Four inches or larger in embroidery. For smaller patches, a woven build preserves the fine detail.
How do I request changes to this shield?
Open the markup tool in the quote form, circle symbols to remove or swap, pin notes on the lettering and pick colors. The marked-up design attaches to your quote automatically.
Outfitting more than the detective bureau?
This shield is drawn for investigators. Patrol, K9 and traffic divisions will find their own shapes in the police patch catalog beyond the eagle, scales and courthouse shield, grouped by unit. If raid-jacket sizing, woven detail or price breaks by quantity are the open question, the patch guide for eagle scales and courthouse shield builds compares every build we offer.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.