Va. Beach residents use blue lights to support police

By Elisabeth Hulette The Virginian-Pilot January 11, 2015

VIRGINIA BEACH

Have you seen the blue?

It glows off front porches, where some residents have been replacing their usual light bulbs with blue ones. They're doing it to show support for police officers - a reminder that their work and the risks they take are appreciated.

"There's definitely a lot of support out there," said Charlie Sheerin, manager of the Home Depot on Lynnhaven Parkway, one of several stores that were sold out of blue bulbs Friday afternoon. "And rightfully so."

Officer Tonya Borman, a police spokeswoman, said the idea came from the nationwide Project Blue Light, which has been around for a while. It asks people to display blue lights in support of military and law enforcement personnel. But she said she's noticed more lights these days in the wake of the high-profile shootings of two New York City officers and marches around the country showing support for police.

Several hundred people attended a rally last weekend at Town Center.

Officers have noticed, Borman said.

"Personally, you drive down the road and see all these blue lights, and it means a lot," she said.

Sheerin said his Home Depot has a rainbow display of colored light bulbs, but only the blue ones are sold out. Taylor's Do it Centers on Independence Boulevard in Virginia Beach and Battlefield Boulevard in Chesapeake also were sold out Friday, workers said.

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