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Thin Blue Line USA supports fallen first responders and family members

Thin Blue Line  vice president Pete Forhan, 21, left, and president and founder Andrew Jacob, 22, both of Ann Arbor, pose in front of a 5-foot by 8-foot TBL USA flag in the lobby. The two became friends at West Bloomfield High School. Now they sell police, fire, dispatcher, corrections officers, EMS and other first responders hats, patches, wrist bands and apparel from their Ann Arbor shipping center.
Thin Blue Line vice president Pete Forhan, 21, left, and president and founder Andrew Jacob, 22, both of Ann Arbor, pose in front of a 5-foot by 8-foot TBL USA flag in the lobby. The two became friends at West Bloomfield High School. Now they sell police, fire, dispatcher, corrections officers, EMS and other first responders hats, patches, wrist bands and apparel from their Ann Arbor shipping center.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left, West Bloomfield Twp. police officer Scott Mong, Thin Blue Line USA founder and president Andrew Jacob, vice president Pete Forhan and Mong's son, Devin Mong, 18, talk with The Detroit News after Devin, who is going to Virginia Tech, received a $2,500 scholarship check. Four children of West Bloomfield Twp. police officers each received $2,500 college scholarship checks,  May 18, 2017, during a ceremony at the department as attendees remember police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty during National Police Week.
From left, West Bloomfield Twp. police officer Scott Mong, Thin Blue Line USA founder and president Andrew Jacob, vice president Pete Forhan and Mong's son, Devin Mong, 18, talk with The Detroit News after Devin, who is going to Virginia Tech, received a $2,500 scholarship check. Four children of West Bloomfield Twp. police officers each received $2,500 college scholarship checks, May 18, 2017, during a ceremony at the department as attendees remember police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty during National Police Week.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left, West Bloomfield Twp. police officer Chad Kerr talks with Joel Jacob and detective Christina Koziarski after the presentation. Joel Jacob is the father of Thin Blue Line USA founder and president Andrew Jacob and chairman and founder of The Bottle Crew, which partnered on the scholarship checks. Koziarski is also vice president of the West Bloomfield Police Foundation. Kerr's son, Trey, who will attend the University of Denver, also received a $2,500 scholarship check.
From left, West Bloomfield Twp. police officer Chad Kerr talks with Joel Jacob and detective Christina Koziarski after the presentation. Joel Jacob is the father of Thin Blue Line USA founder and president Andrew Jacob and chairman and founder of The Bottle Crew, which partnered on the scholarship checks. Koziarski is also vice president of the West Bloomfield Police Foundation. Kerr's son, Trey, who will attend the University of Denver, also received a $2,500 scholarship check.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left, West Bloomfield Twp. deputy chief Curt Lawson, Thin Blue Line vice president Pete Forhan and founder and president Andrew Jacob unfurl this 5-foot by 8-foot Thin Blue Line flag that Jacob presents to Lawson, for the department.
From left, West Bloomfield Twp. deputy chief Curt Lawson, Thin Blue Line vice president Pete Forhan and founder and president Andrew Jacob unfurl this 5-foot by 8-foot Thin Blue Line flag that Jacob presents to Lawson, for the department.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left, Mike Elliston, CFO of The Bottle Crew, Thin Blue Line USA vice president Pete Forhan, founder and president Andrew Jacob and West Bloomfield Twp. police officer Chad Kerr fold the Thin Blue Line flag that Jacob presented to the police department.. TBL USA supports fallen officers with fundraisers, promotes the growth and development of nonprofits and promotes awareness of law enforcement through their products and events.
From left, Mike Elliston, CFO of The Bottle Crew, Thin Blue Line USA vice president Pete Forhan, founder and president Andrew Jacob and West Bloomfield Twp. police officer Chad Kerr fold the Thin Blue Line flag that Jacob presented to the police department.. TBL USA supports fallen officers with fundraisers, promotes the growth and development of nonprofits and promotes awareness of law enforcement through their products and events.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Jon Gaffke, 27, of Plymouth, packages Thin Blue Line USA T-shirts to ship to the Portland, Oregon Police Museum.
Jon Gaffke, 27, of Plymouth, packages Thin Blue Line USA T-shirts to ship to the Portland, Oregon Police Museum.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Matt Zimolzak, 22, of Wixom, packages bracelets, ties, vehicle emblems and TBL USA flags.
Matt Zimolzak, 22, of Wixom, packages bracelets, ties, vehicle emblems and TBL USA flags.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
TBL USA law enforcement liaison Jacob Bouchard, right, 20, of Bloomfield, talks with Jon Gaffke, 27, of Plymouth, as they fill orders from the stock room. Bouchard is the youngest son of Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.
TBL USA law enforcement liaison Jacob Bouchard, right, 20, of Bloomfield, talks with Jon Gaffke, 27, of Plymouth, as they fill orders from the stock room. Bouchard is the youngest son of Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
From left, TBL USA law enforcement liaison Jacob Bouchard, 20, of Bloomfield, talks with vice president Pete Forhan, 21, and president and founder Andrew Jacob, 22, both of Ann Arbor, behind a Gaylord box used to ship their products through UPS Mail Innovations.
From left, TBL USA law enforcement liaison Jacob Bouchard, 20, of Bloomfield, talks with vice president Pete Forhan, 21, and president and founder Andrew Jacob, 22, both of Ann Arbor, behind a Gaylord box used to ship their products through UPS Mail Innovations.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
These are police shoulder patches that were given to TBL USA president and founder Andrew Jacob and vice president Pete Forhan by officers from the U.S. and Europe during their visit to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week earlier this week.
These are police shoulder patches that were given to TBL USA president and founder Andrew Jacob and vice president Pete Forhan by officers from the U.S. and Europe during their visit to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week earlier this week.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Customer relations and wholesale account manager Kelleigh Lamb, 22, of Ann Arbor, talks to a customer.
Customer relations and wholesale account manager Kelleigh Lamb, 22, of Ann Arbor, talks to a customer.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
These are police shoulder patches that were given to TBL USA president and founder Andrew Jacob and vice president Pete Forhan by officers from the U.S. and Europe during their visit to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week earlier this week.
These are police shoulder patches that were given to TBL USA president and founder Andrew Jacob and vice president Pete Forhan by officers from the U.S. and Europe during their visit to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week earlier this week.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
TBL USA products include coffee mugs, hats, flags and wrist bands.
TBL USA products include coffee mugs, hats, flags and wrist bands.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
This is a TBL USA Punisher hat. TBL USA law enforcement liaison Jacob Bouchard says while talking about the hat, "at the end of the day, whether on this earth or somewhere else, the criminal always gets punished."
This is a TBL USA Punisher hat. TBL USA law enforcement liaison Jacob Bouchard says while talking about the hat, "at the end of the day, whether on this earth or somewhere else, the criminal always gets punished."
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
These are police shoulder patches that were given to TBL USA president and founder Andrew Jacob and vice president Pete Forhan by officers from the U.S. and Europe during their visit to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week earlier this week. One patch is from the St. Mary's County, Maryland Sheriff's Office that was established in 1637, one of the first sheriff's departments in the U.S.
These are police shoulder patches that were given to TBL USA president and founder Andrew Jacob and vice president Pete Forhan by officers from the U.S. and Europe during their visit to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week earlier this week. One patch is from the St. Mary's County, Maryland Sheriff's Office that was established in 1637, one of the first sheriff's departments in the U.S.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
This is a TBL USA One Asterisk (One A-- To Risk) hat.
This is a TBL USA One Asterisk (One A-- To Risk) hat.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
These TBL USA wrist bands, ready to be shipped throughout the U.S., are part of the Give Blue fundraising branch of the company. When a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty, the TBL USA donates 100% of the profits from wrist band fundraisers to the families of those fallen officers.
These TBL USA wrist bands, ready to be shipped throughout the U.S., are part of the Give Blue fundraising branch of the company. When a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty, the TBL USA donates 100% of the profits from wrist band fundraisers to the families of those fallen officers.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News
Warehouse manager Mike Lipsky, 23, of Ann Arbor, heat transfers a TBL USA neck tag onto this woman's tank top.
Warehouse manager Mike Lipsky, 23, of Ann Arbor, heat transfers a TBL USA neck tag onto this woman's tank top.
Todd McInturf, The Detroit News