Police Emergency Unit Patch — Order This Crossed Keys Star Design
Design S0869A at a glance
A star-cut patch with a silver edge, centered on a checkered shield that carries crossed keys and a lantern in navy, silver and gold. Lettering covers the department name, an emergency unit designation and a founding year, plus short word panels for motto words and a second unit tag. Every line rewrites to your department, and the keys and lantern can trade places with your own unit emblem.
Star cutSilver borderCheckered shieldCrossed keysLanternMotto word panels
About this crossed keys and lantern star design
Keys and a lantern are old symbols of guardianship — the keeper who stands watch through the night — which is why they suit an emergency unit that gets called out at any hour. Here they sit on a checkered shield inside a star, so the patch reads as police insignia first and unit emblem second. Navy, silver and gold keep the look formal enough for class-A wear.
Order it as drawn or rework the lettering: department name, unit designation, founding year and the short motto panels all restitch to your wording, and the checkered field can switch to your department's colors. 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.
Police emergency unit patch quick facts
- Embroidered emergency unit patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days, a common request when an emergency unit is newly formed.
- Sharp star points and tight inside corners are hot-cut so every point stays crisp, while gentle curves take a merrowed edge; the proof shows which edge the outline gets.
- Checkered fields embroider best at 4" or larger, where each square stays distinct.
- Departments often order the full-color star for uniforms and a blackout version for callout gear.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this emergency unit patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for unit uniforms, hook-side velcro for callout vests and bags, iron-on for caps
- Sizes: 3"–12" point-to-point — 4"–4.5" keeps the checkered shield sharp at shoulder size
- Colorways: navy, silver and gold as shown, or desert tan, OD green, wolf gray and blackout subdued builds
- Border: silver hot-cut edge that follows every star point
- Thread: metallic silver or gold available for the keys and lantern
- Artwork: the keys and lantern swap for your unit emblem, redrawn from a photo or file at no art charge
Who orders this design
Police emergency units, critical-incident callout teams, and traffic and special-event units order this star for uniforms and callout gear. Departments marking an anniversary sometimes buy a commemorative run with the founding year highlighted. A typical order pairs a full-color uniform batch with a smaller subdued set for vests and bags.
Custom emergency unit 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.
Police emergency unit patch questions
Can we put our own unit name on this star?
Yes. The department name, unit designation, founding year and the short motto panels all restitch to your exact wording. Your 4-hour mockup shows each line in place before you approve anything.
Will the checkered shield hold detail at shoulder size?
At 4 inches and up, yes — each square stays distinct. Below that we enlarge the squares slightly on your proof so the pattern stitches cleanly, and you approve the result before production.
Can the keys and lantern become a different emblem?
Yes. Send a photo or file of your unit emblem and we redraw it onto the checkered shield at no art charge, or keep the keys and lantern and change only the colors.
Why is this star hot-cut instead of merrowed?
Merrowed edges wrap gentle curves and wide corners, but sharp points like these star tips are hot-cut — the edge is heat-sealed as it's cut, and the silver border stitched inside it stays crisp at every tip through repeated washing. Your proof shows which edge the outline gets.
How do we send our change requests?
Open the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form, circle what should change, pin numbered notes and switch colorways. The marked-up star attaches to your quote automatically.
Looking for another unit design?
Emergency units are one slice of what departments wear. The police patch catalog from patrol shields to crossed-keys lantern stars lays out every division and outline we embroider. If the question is woven versus embroidered detail, PVC for gear, or backing choice, the custom patch basics behind checkered-shield star builds and pricing is the better place to start.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.