Mother of slain Connecticut police officer admonishes city officials for not flying 'thin blue line' flag: 'Disheartening'

Debbie Garten, the mother of Deputy Robert “Bobby” Garten, who was killed in the line of duty in September 2023, spoke during a Wethersfield Town Council. (Video: Weathersfield Town Council)

Debbie Garten, the mother of Deputy Robert “Bobby” Garten, who was killed in the line of duty in September 2023, spoke during a Wethersfield Town Council after the city refused to fly the "thin blue line" flag in honor of a fallen officer. (Wethersfield Town Council)