Shoulder patch of the Owatonna, Minnesota, Police Department.

The patch of the Owatonna, Minnesota, Police Department, honors the area’s history by featuring a Native American woman standing in front of a shield divided into four quadrants. These include depictions of three wheat stems (agriculture); interlocking gear wheels (industry); a torch and atomic symbol (education in the atomic age); and a cross, drama mask, and music lyre (religion, drama, music, and fine arts).