Four Western Washington cities are reporting an uptick in Pride flag theft, among them the town of Carnation.
City officials, there are now calling on the Department of Justice for help investigating these hate crimes.
Over the last few weeks, the city of Carnation has become a rainbow-colored beacon in the Snoqualmie Valley. Gregory Jaimel, founder of SnoValley Pride, reports of the nineteen businesses in the downtown corridor, sixteen proudly fly the flag. It’s Jamiel’s suspicion that this sudden increase in LGBTQ visibility has made Carnation a target for hate. Tuesday, a mere 72 hours after suspects were caught on surveillance footage vandalizing businesses and stealing flags, they returned to steal five more.
The problem is not exclusive to a single Puget Sound city, authorities have received similar reports in Tacoma and Everett.
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