Lego blocks police from using toy heads to protect suspects’ IDs in quirky online posts By . Yaron Steinbuch. Published March 25, 2024, 12:42 p.m. ET. Oh, snap!

Murrieta Police Department Lt. Jeremy Durrant told Fox News Digital in a statement that the Lego Group requested that it stop using Lego heads in their social media posts.

Lego has contacted a Southern California police department, telling them to stop using images of minifigure heads to protect suspects’ identities after news of the practice recently went viral.

The MPD started using Lego faces to obscure the faces of some criminal suspects long before the law went into effect on Jan.1, a police spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "In the interest of ...

After the Murrieta Police Department used yellow Lego heads to hide the identities of suspects in a mug shot, the toy company has asked the department to cease the practice.

The toy company Lego asked a Southern California police department to refrain from using the company's toy heads to hide the identities of suspects in photos shared on social media.. The Murrieta ...

A California police department has edited Lego heads onto suspects to protect their identities. The Murrieta Police Department says it's doing it to comply with a new law.

Police in Oregon have recovered more than 4,000 stolen Lego sets valued at over $200,000 in a massive bust following a three-month investigation, authorities said.

A look at King Charles III's coronation celebration – in Legos 01:05. Police recovered 4,153 stolen Lego sets worth more than $200,000 after a monthslong investigation in Oregon, officials said ...

Following a three-month investigation, police uncovered $200,000 worth of stolen Lego sets at an Oregon store in a bust of a major theft ring of the plastic toy, officials said.. According to a ...

In the aftermath of protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd, LEGO has paused advertising for products including police stations, city police vests and the White House. The move reflects a ...

Lego asks California police department to stop using its toy heads to cover suspect mug shots. Katherine Itoh. Updated Thu, March 28, 2024 at 1:38 AM UTC. 1 min read.