The Wethersfield town council in Connecticut sparked outrage after voting against allowing the "thin blue line" flag to fly for a beloved state trooper who was killed in the line of duty.

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.

The vandal also broke off the flag holder on the church’s main sign. “I wasn’t surprised, but I was deeply disappointed and saddened that someone would show up in the middle of the night and ...