Police departments across the U.S. display 'mourning bands' to support NYPD

Following Saturday's murders of two police officers in New York, dozens of police departments across the U.S. have sent messages of support to the NYPD.

The New York Police Department changed its Twitter profile photo on Saturday night to an image of a police badge with a black "mourning band" around it

See also: Video shows emergency response moments after New York police murders

Screen shot of @NYPDNews Twitter account

Image: Twitter @NYPDnews

NYPD precincts and other departments followed suit. Some, such as Los Angeles Police Department officers, wore the black mourning bands in solidarity with the NYPD. Read more...

More about New York, New York City, Crime, Protests, and Nypd



via Web News Blogs http://ift.tt/1DZOtag