Lego instructs California police department to stop using Lego heads to mask identities of suspects [Video]

The Murrieta Police Department in California has been instructed by Lego to stop digitally adding Lego heads onto photos of suspects, according to a recent report.

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.

“The Lego Group reached out to us and respectfully asked us to refrain from using their intellectual property in our social media content which of course we understand and will comply with,” Durrant said. “We are currently exploring other methods to continue publishing our content in a way that is engaging and interesting to our followers.”

In an Instagram post from Tuesday, the Murrieta Police Department explained that it was placing Lego head images over suspects’ faces to mask their identities in accordance with state law.

“On January 1st, a new law went into effect that restricts the how and …