Overview

• The police department promoted an optional uniform patch featuring the Michigan seal with “Dearborn Heights Police” in English and Arabic, designed by Officer Emily Murdoch.
• Multiple outlets reported the bilingual insignia as the first known U.S. police patch to include Arabic script.
• The department disabled comments on its Facebook announcement, and Newsweek reports the post later appeared to be deleted.
• Mayor Bill Bazzi said the image was a digital mock-up that had not gone through a wider stakeholder process or been approved for use.
• Reactions ranged from community support to criticism on X by activist Laura Loomer and Rep. Randy Fine, with coverage noting Dearborn Heights’ sizable MENA population and neighboring Dearborn’s even larger share.