No consequences after unauthorized thin blue line decal removed from marked Calgary police car
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A thin blue line sticker has been removed from a Calgary Police Service (CPS) vehicle after questions from CBC News alerted CPS to its existence.
Photos shared with CBC News show the insignia placed near the taillight of a marked police SUV.
In a statement, CPS said they were not aware of this particular use of the emblem until asked about it at a Calgary Police Commission meeting on Wednesday.
"The vehicle was immediately located and the sticker removed," wrote CPS. "This should not have occurred and we offer our regrets and apologize."
CPS said it is unclear who applied the sticker.
When asked if there would be any reprimand or consequence for violating the commission's order, a CPS spokesperson responded that it would be "almost impossible to figure [out] who put that sticker on there as dozens of members share those vehicles."
"We can't even determine when it was put [on] there."
At a police commission meeting earlier this week, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld emphasized that there is no thin blue line insignia authorized for use on police vehicles.
"When it comes to uniforms, when it comes to vehicles, when it comes to this type of thing, we have standards that are put together by fleet and facilities or a uniform committee," said Neufeld.
"Anything that's not specifically been approved to be present there would not be authorized."
But Neufeld also suggested that thin blue line insignias for vehicles were not specified within the commission's order to stop wearing the symbol.
"It wouldn't be, technically, something recognized within the policy the way that it came out."
In a statement, the commission says they are "very happy" with compliance so far.
"We are disappointed by this news but are confident the chief, whose responsibility it is to enforce our direction, will handle the situation appropriately."
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