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Members of the Wethersfield Town Council turned down the bid to fly the "thin blue line" in a 5 to 3 vote after a spirited debate on the flags, saying that the flag had "white supremacist" and ...
The Wethersfield, Conn. town council refused to fly the “thin blue line” flag at their town hall to honor slain hero State Trooper Aaron Pelletier, who was killed in the line of duty while ...
The proposal to fly the “thin blue line” flag was struck down in a 5-3 vote June 4 after Republican councilman Rich Bailey asked the town to fly the flag to honor Pelletier on the day of his ...
Town lawmakers vote down a request to fly a “Thin Blue Line” flag to honor a state trooper killed in a hit-and-run. Pictured: A pickup truck sporting such a flag is parked Aug. 2, 2022, in ...
Debbie Garten, mother of fallen Det. Robert "Bobby" Garten, shared a heartfelt testimony on why the “thin blue line" flag matters to families of slain officers at a Connecticut town council meeting.
Some members of the Wethersfield Town Council and staff have received death threats since voting to reject a request to fly the thin blue line flag on the day of Trooper First Class Aaron ...
A Connecticut town will review its flag policy after a decision not to fly the Thin Blue Line police flag in honor of a fallen state police trooper drew national attention. Wethersfield Mayor Ken ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — State lawmakers are weighing in on Wethersfield Town Council’s controversial vote against flying the Thin Blue Line flag ahead of a fallen state trooper’s funeral.