Burning the gay pride flag is.a.hate crime

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There's another downtown business that has reported some 'issues' but not in recent months, Clemens said. Police: Warrant scam cost person $3,000Ī 24-year-old Sioux Falls man was arrested for reckless burning and intentional damage to property, Clemens said.Police: 12 and 13-year-old arrested for driving around in stolen vehicle.Police: Woman shows up at hospital with stab wounds.The suspect then pulled out a lighter and tried to burn the flag, Clemens said. Wednesday night at the 200 block of S Phillips Avenue, according to police spokesman Sam Clemens.Ī man walked by a business with a 'gay pride' flag and pulled it down. The incident was witnessed by police around 11:30 p.m. A man is behind bars after Sioux Falls Police Department officers saw him pull a flag down from a business and try to burn it.

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