(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown pins a new badge on patrol officer Sarah Hill of the airport police force during a ceremony to retire their patch and badge and be subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake City Airport Police, established in 1984, is presented with a new patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Airport Police, established in 1984, is pictured during a ceremony to retire the patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown presents Sgt. Brent Baker of the airport police department with a new badge during a ceremony to retire their old patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police Chief Mike Brown addresses members of the airport police, established in 1984, as they gather with friends and family for a ceremony to retire their patch and badge and be pinned with their Salt Lake City Police badges on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Airport Police officer Camille Goodwin hugs Deputy Chief Craig Vargo following a ceremony to retire their patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown is greeted by retired officer Troy Duke who spent 22-years in law enforcement as they attend the ceremony to retire the airport police patch and badge on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Airport Police officer Ry Kros is pinned with a new badge by his mother Rem Dorado as his brother Ran Kros, also an airport police officer jokes around, during a ceremony to retire their former patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Airport Police officer Ran Kros is congratulated after getting pinned with a new badge by his wife Laura during a ceremony to retire their former patch and badge as the airport police force is subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Airport Police officer Chris Barker, center, joins fellow airport officers during a ceremony to retire their former patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Airport Police Sgt. Bruce Davies poses for a photograph with his wife Laurie and daughter Ashley Mickelson and her two kids Niall, 4, and Adelynne, 1, following a ceremony to retire the airport police patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Airport Police Sgt. Bruce Davies is pinned with a new badge by his wife Laurie during a ceremony to retire their former patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski pins a new badge on patrol officer Berenice Zuenguaz Saenz of the airport police, during a ceremony to retire their former patch and badge as the officers are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deputy Chief Craig Vargo, left, greets former Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson during a ceremony for the airport police, established in 1984, to retire their patch and badge on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Explorers post the colors during a ceremony for the airport police, established in 1984, to retire their patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A shadowbox of memorabilia holds former patches and badges used by the airport police over the years, displayed during a ceremony to retire officers current patch and badge as they are subsumed into the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A shadow box displays former patches and badges used by the airport police, established in 1984, during a ceremony to retire their patch and badge on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown, left, joins Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Deputy Chief Craig Vargo as they reveal a shadow box of memorabilia holding former patches and badges held by the airport police following a ceremony to retire the airport police patch and badge on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
The Salt Lake City International Airport no longer has its own police force.
The Airport Police patch and badge were formally retired Tuesday, in a ceremony presided over by Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski. Officers received their new badges that signify they are part of the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Salt Lake City Airport Police had been established in 1984.
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