Crime & Safety

Pride Flag Stolen From Montgomery Co. Home

Police are hunting for a suspect after the flag was snatched Monday.

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Police are searching for a man who they said stole a Pride flag from the front of a Montgomery County home.
Police are searching for a man who they said stole a Pride flag from the front of a Montgomery County home. (Upper Moreland Police Department)

UPPER MORELAND, PA — A man ran on to the property of a Montgomery County resident and ripped down the Pride flag that was on the front of their home, police said.

The incident occurred on the Upper Moreland section of Horsham Road on Monday, June 9 at around 11:26 a.m.

The man pictured above, described only as a white man in all black clothing, pulled up in a Prius, police said.

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He then ran quickly up to the house, grabbed the flag, and fled, according to authorities.

The incident occurred as Pride month is underway in June.

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If you have any information, contact Upper Moreland police at tsmith@uppermoreland.org.

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