Montreal police unveil 'inclusive' patch to replace banned thin blue line on uniforms
The SPVM is banning the controversial thin blue line badge on its uniforms, instead creating a crest of its own for officers who choose to wear it.
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![Montreal's police officers will have a new crest commemorating killed officers added to their uniform as the SPVM bans the thin blue line badge. The SPVM's new crest, which features two beavers, the flowers of Montreal's flag, a castle, crown and knight helmet encircled in a blue ring and says](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7218191.1717000116!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/spvm-crest.jpg)
The SPVM is banning the controversial thin blue line badge on its uniforms, instead creating a crest of its own for officers who choose to wear it.