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The Los Angeles Police Department banned the Thin Blue Line flag from public areas within police departments this week over a complaint that the flag represented "violent, extremist views." LAPD Chief ...

The Poynter Institute’s Politifact claimed it was “mostly true” that an “anti-Black Lives Matter Flag” replaced the American flag behind President Trump at a recent rally – but the flag that was ...

The top Maryland district court judge has banned masks and any paraphernalia depicting the “Thin Blue Line,” a symbol of support for police, in state courthouses. Chief Justice John Morrissey on ...

Says symbol of law enforcement role has become too divisive BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Amid intense scrutiny of police across the country, the Bend Police Department is removing a “thin blue line” graphic ...

BOISE, Idaho — Interim Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar instituted a new policy at the end of June preventing Boise Police officers from displaying the Thin Blue Line in public.. A June 25 email from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Since the Los Angeles Police Department announced a ban on displaying the “thin blue line” flag at public events and in station lobbies, many people outside of Los Angeles have ...

NILES, Ill. — The Village of Niles will no longer allow Niles Police Department officers to use masks with the “Thin Blue Line” symbol. The Thin Blue Line flag is seen by many police officers as a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In a newly obtained email exchange, and again in an interview Monday, the city’s acting police ...

In the past week, a debate of whether officers on duty should be allowed to wear a “Thin Blue Line” mask has erupted across the Elm City. In January, an email exchange occurred between an anonymous ...