Lego Asks California Police Department to Stop Using Its Images on Suspect Photos

The department said it was covering arrestees’ faces in compliance with a new law, but Lego didn’t like its intellectual property being shared on social media.
Lego Asks California Police Department to Stop Using Its Images on Suspect Photos
A photo of suspects with faces covered by Lego heads. Murrieta Police Department
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The Murrieta Police Department has confirmed it will stop using Lego heads to cover faces of arrestees on social media following a company request to do so.

“Yes, the Lego Group reached out to us on [March 19] and respectfully asked us to refrain from using their intellectual property in our social media content, which, of course, we understand and comply with,” Lt. Jeremy Durrant told The Epoch Times in an email.

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