Grand Island Police Unveil New Uniform Patch, Vehicle Design

Grand Island, Neb. — For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, the Grand Island Police Department is changing up its look. Complete video interviews are linked below.

Starting July 1, all police uniforms and a select few police cruisers will have a new patch, logo design and color scheme. GIPD is going away from its long-standing red patch and shifting its design to a gray palette, but the new look is still paying homage to current patch.

“We brought in parts of the old patch into this new patch,” Grand Island Police Chief Kevin Denney said. “It’s important to incorporate some of the older pieces of the past and weave that into the texture and the vision for the future.”

Chief Denney said he and GIPD leadership made sure that the entire police department was involved in the rebranding process and that the shift in design is one that truly represents all of them.

“This has been going on for like seven or eight months now,” Denney said. “We had the opportunity to get input from people who have been here for so long on what that new direction looks like.”

The patch is primarily gray, white and black, but the red border around the state of Nebraska pays its respects to the current patch’s red dominance. The new patch also has a subtle nod to Chief Denney, who is originally from Texas, as the star marking Grand Island embodies the Lonestar design of his home state.

The patch sewing project is being completed by Uniforms ‘N More in Grand Island.

Video Interviews
Chief Kevin Denney on the Patch
Chief Kevin Denney on working with Uniforms 'N More
Betty Keep Alterations Specialist at Uniforms 'N More
Janell Epp Owner of Uniforms 'N More

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