According to recent reports, police in Murrieta, California, have been told by Lego to stop digitally adding Lego heads to photos of suspects.
“Lt. Jeremy Durant said.” washington examiner The newspaper reported on Thursday that the Lego Group contacted them and asked them to stop editing the photos to include Lego heads.
The Murrieta Police Department said in an Instagram post Tuesday that, in accordance with state law, the suspect’s face was covered with an image of a Lego head to conceal his identity.
California police replace suspect’s face with Lego head
According to recent reports, police in Murrieta, California, have been told by Lego to stop digitally adding Lego heads to photos of suspects. (Murrieta Police Department)
“On January 1, a new law went into effect that limits how and when California law enforcement agencies can share photos and mugshots of suspects.” Post what you read. “New laws, Assembly Bill 994 and Penal Code 13665, prohibit law enforcement from sharing photos of suspects in nonviolent crimes unless certain circumstances exist. Requires government agencies to remove suspect photographs from social media after 14 days unless the situation exists. ”
The Murrieta Police Department prides itself on transparency with the community, but it also respects the rights and protections of everyone recognized by law. Even the suspects. To share what is happening in Murrieta, we have decided to hide the suspect’s face to protect his identity while complying with the new law.
The law (Assembly Bill 994 and Penal Code 13665) also requires photographs of suspects posted on social media to be deleted after 14 days, unless there are special circumstances.
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The law (Assembly Bill 994 and Penal Code 13665) also requires photographs of suspects posted on social media to be deleted after 14 days, unless there are special circumstances. (Fox News)
The Metropolitan Police Department has started using Lego faces to hide some people’s faces. criminal suspect Long before the law took effect on January 1st, a police spokesperson previously told FOX News Digital.
“To keep residents updated on local security and to respect new regulations, we have hidden suspects’ faces in various ways in our social media posts, something we have not done in recent years. It’s not new for us.”
Murrieta Police Department Lt. Jeremy Durant and Rego did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
FOX News’ Luis Casiano contributed to this report.
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