A group of police widows have been attending funerals for Canadian officers killed in the line of duty, there to support the new widows entering their ranks. But with one funeral after another lately, it’s taking an emotional toll. “When there was only one a year, maybe you had time to sort of absorb the…

New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the “defund the police” movement officially dead on Jan. 24 while touting an increase in funding for local law enforcement agencies. Speaking at a press conference at the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center (CRCAC) in Albany, Hochul noted: “We’re not defunding police; we are really ramping up funding…

Following an official review prompted by a complaint, the Vancouver Police Board (VPB) has determined that the “thin blue line” patch cannot be worn by uniformed, on-duty Vancouver police officers, after hearing that some members of the public associate the symbol with “racism” and “colonialism.” The review followed a Dec.1, 2021, complaint from a member…

The police chief of Los Angeles ordered the removal of a Thin Blue Line flag from a police station lobby due to concerns about “extremist groups” allegedly “co-opting” the flags. Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said he ordered the removal after a member of public complained about a Thin Blue Line flag being displayed…

The Thin Blue Line flag returned to Saugus High School football field Oct. 28 in Santa Clarita, California, despite the district superintendent and coach calling for the flag to stop flying on campus. At a Friday football game, Saugus High football player carried the Thin Blue Line flag—a black and white replica of the American…

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent said the Saugus High School football team can no longer use the “thin blue line” flag at games in its pregame ceremonies, echoing a decision made by the team’s coach. The decision has created an emotional debate and tensions between members of the community,…

The Calgary Police Association asked its members on Wednesday to comply with an order from the city’s police commission to remove the “Thin Blue Line” patches from their uniforms after previously telling them to resist it a few weeks ago. “We reluctantly recommend you remove the TBL [thin blue line] patches and comply with [the…

A police union in Calgary is telling its members to resist the police commission’s March 30 decision to prohibit the wearing of the “thin blue line” patch on uniforms. “We encourage each and everyone of you to wear this important symbol in defiance of the order from the commission,” John Orr, president of the Calgary…

Despite student outrage, an engineering professor at the University of Southern California (USC) is refusing to take down a pro-police flag from his office. James Moore, who directs the USC’s transportation engineering program, has been displaying a “Thin Blue Line” flag outside of his office door since August when the fall semester began, but has…