From Breitbart: The mayor of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, said the Detroit suburb’s police department jumped the gun on posting a mockup of an optional patch in English and Arabic three days ago, explaining it should never have been presented as official.
The Dearborn Heights Police Department announced in a Facebook post earlier this week it was going to be offering its officers the optional patch that had “Dearborn Heights” and “Police” written in both languages — believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
But that post has now been removed, with Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi — nominated by President Trump to a North African ambassadorship — saying not so fast on the proposed alteration to the local police uniform.
It was not “put forth for consensus for further review,” Detroit’s Fox affiliate quotes the mayor as saying.
“We are proud of Officer Murdoch’s creativity and dedication in helping our department better represent the people we serve,” the now-deleted Facebook post read. “Our officers proudly serve all members of our community and this new design is another way we continue to celebrate the rich cultures that make our city unique.”
Bazzi, who was born in Lebanon and is the first Muslim mayor of Dearborn Heights, said the patch should have never been introduced.
Bazzi, 62, came to the U.S. from Lebanon when he was 12 years old. He ended up serving 21 years in the U.S. Marines, earned aeronautical engineering degrees and worked for Boeing and Ford Motor Company. He supported President Trump in the 2024 election, and pushed for other Muslims in the community to support Trump as well.
President Trump is proud to be ENDORSED by Dearborn Heights, Michigan Mayor Bill Bazzi!
“I have never seen the devastation that we’re seeing right now. When President Trump was president, it was peace… We’re going to stop the wars.” pic.twitter.com/iYbzdw2xYY
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 26, 2024
President Trump nominated Bazzi to serve as the United States ambassador to Tunisia, and his confirmation hearing was just held on Wednesday. His nomination is now expected to go to the Senate for confirmation.
Meanwhile, Bazzi has put the brakes on the Arabic police department patch.
They said their goal was to bring sharia law to America.
You should’ve believed them.
Pray for Michigan. https://t.co/M4Ge4wWN6T
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) September 5, 2025
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Dearborn Heights Police have removed the Arabic script from a police patch, originally released earlier this week. The mayor says the script was only an idea. https://t.co/rGlV8BqfxC pic.twitter.com/KDthCJidmH
— FOX 2 Detroit (@FOX2News) September 6, 2025
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