Restaurant’s Pride Flag Stolen for Third Time
Stamford Advocate reports. In this instance, Kyu Tipjak and his husband, Michael Flora, owners of The Blue Orchid, caught the crime on a security camera.In the video, a group of young people approached the restaurant and began trying to jump up and take down the flag.
After several minutes, one climbed up the front of the building to pull it down. Successful, the thieves waved the flag and mugged for the security camera before walking off with the stolen property.
A few minutes later, a member of the group was seen running back to grab what looked to be their wallet from the wall. “This is the third time that it’s been taken down,” Flora told the Stamford Advocate.
His reaction to seeing it missing the following morning? “Not again,” he said. It had been less than a week since it had been put back up, after having been brought in for the winter.“When I saw the video I was absolutely shocked because of ...
