Officer Jesse Hartnett, injured in an ambush attack in Philadelphia last week, is an avid collector of police patches and a special collection is underway to make sure he is surrounded by them during his time in the hospital.

Hartnett was known to collect various police patches during his free time.

If you would to donate any police department patch, special unit patch or police department challenge coins, you can send them to the 18th Police District at the following address:

P/O Jesse Hartnett
5510 Pine Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19143

Officer Hartnett suffered severe injuries to his arm when he was shot multiple times during an ambush attack in Philadelphia on January 7. The suspect, 30-year-old Edward Archer, is facing numerous charges, including attempted murder. Archer has been described by the head of the Philadelphia police union as an “urban terrorist.”