Manchester police remove Thin Blue Line flag from station

During a protest in front of Hartford city hall, Black Lives Matter supporters tried to block the view of a man carrying a Thin Blue Line flag. The unidentified man left after a few minutes. Jesse Leavenworth/The Hartford CourantMANCHESTER — Manchester police have taken down a Thin Blue Line flag outside the station to comply with a new town policy, the department spokesman said Wednesday.

“That particular flag means something different to police officers than it has come to mean to some folks in our community,” Shanley said.

Protesters had demanded removal of the Thin Blue Line flag, calling it a racist response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Police officers, however, say the flag…