Police Vindicate the ‘Thin Blue Line’ Patch Every Day A symbol is banned for making people feel unsafe. But police aren’t the real danger to urban dwellers.

Mount Prospect trustees voted 4-3 Tuesday night to eliminate the patch on the uniforms of village police officers that features the controversial “thin blue line” flag. Some say the flag ...

A thin blue line patch is stitched onto the uniform of a Mount Prospect sergeant as he guards the entrance to the village hall before a meeting of the village board to vote on the patch Aug. 10, 2021.

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. — Mount Prospect police will have to remove the controversial “thin blue line” patch from their uniforms following a Tuesday night by the Board of Trustees.

The Vancouver Police Board reaffirmed Thursday that officers are not permitted to wear the controversial ‘Thin Blue Line‘ patch on their uniforms. The symbol, a black and white Canadian flag ...

Illinois police officers are defending the badge and their thin blue line patches after local residents claimed the symbol to be "divisive." "It's about honor. It's about pride. It's about kinship ...

With a tally that reflected the division within the community, the Mount Prospect village board decided narrowly Tuesday night to order the police department patch with a thin blue line eliminated ...

Metro Vancouver Transit Police are the latest force in Canada to address the controversial thin blue line patch, with the board dismissing a complaint about an officer wearing one but pledging to ...

While the thin blue line patch was never an approved part of the Calgary Police Service uniform, officers were allowed to wear it while discussions were underway. Those discussions took about a year.

The Calgary Police Service announced that officers are allowed to continue wearing thin blue line patches without being reprimanded while discussions continue about a recent directive from the ...