The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads to cover up the faces of suspects since January 2023. Before that, it used emojis to hide suspects' identities.

“They didn't go demand that we take everything down. It was basically, ‘Hey, you guys had a good run. Go ahead and stop,' " Murrieta police Lt. Jeremy Durrant tells PEOPLE.

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 come down on a California police department like a ton of bricks -- albeit politely -- asking it to stop adding digital toy heads on suspects’ faces, which it has been doing to comply ...

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 ...

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 Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the Danish toy company asked the agency on March 19, 2024, to stop editing Lego heads over suspects' photos on social media.

Join the action with the LEGO City 60141 Police Station in this thrilling speed build video! Perfect for Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOL), this set brings all the excitement of a high-stakes police ...

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.