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Suspected prowler steals Wenatchee High school flags

Still of the suspected prowler stuffing the flag into a bag. Photo taken from from the surveillance video posted to the Wenatchee School District 246's Facebook page.

Wenatchee School District 246

An early morning theft last week left a Wenatchee-area high school’s flag pole bare and without a flag made for a senior student’s Eagle Scout project, according to the school district.

Wenatchee School District 246 posted surveillance video to their Facebook Thursday showing what they said was a prowler outside Wenatchee High School stealing the school's flags.

The video shows the suspected prowler climbing atop a trash can at about 4 a.m. Saturday to remove the school’s United States flag and Wenatchee High School pride flag from its pole.

The pride flag was donated by WHS Senior Jonathan Higgins, the school district says. The flag was part of his Eagle Scout project.

Higgins designed the flags himself, raising money to have them made by a professional flag maker.

He presented the flag to his school on his 18th birthday.

“Jonathan says that the flag is meant ‘as a symbol of who we are as a school’ and that it ‘embodies our desire to learn’,” Tom Couey, a school security officer, said in a statement on Facebook.

The prowler appears to be a white man in his 20’s. In the video he is seen wearing a dark stocking cap, a light colored plaid coat, a dark hoodie, dark pants and skater shoes.

The Wenatchee School District flies the U.S flag outside all of its schools and inside every classroom.

“Together, the U.S. flag and our school flag are important reminders of who we are as a nation, a community and a school and foster in us a sense of history, pride and accomplishment,” Couey’s statement said.

The investigation has been turned over to the Wenatchee Police. Anyone with information is asked to call 509-663-9911.

You can see the district's post and surveillance video by clicking here, or watch below.

Flags Stolen from WHS

In this video, you'll see a prowler at Wenatchee High School who steals the USA flag and WHS flag. The investigation has been turned over to Wenatchee Police. Wenatchee Police ask that anyone with information about this theft please call 509-663-9911. Here's the whole story:USA and WHS Flags StolenBy Tom Couey, Security Officer, Wenatchee High SchoolOn Monday morning Wenatchee High School students noticed that our U.S. and Wenatchee High School Flags were missing from the flagpole outside of our front doors. The Wenatchee School Districts flies the U.S. flag outside of all of our schools and in every classroom. We begin our class day with the pledge of allegiance. At Wenatchee High School we also have a WHS Flag. The Wenatchee High School Flag was a gift from Senior Jonathan Higgins as part of his Eagle Scout Project. Jonathan also gave a flag to Jon Newberry Middle School. Jonathan designed the flags and raised money for their production by a professional flag maker. He presented the flag to Wenatchee High School on his 18th Birthday last October. Jonathan says that the flag is meant “as a symbol of who we are as a school” and that it “embodies our desire to learn.” Together the U.S. flag and our school flag are important reminders of who we are as a nation, a community and a school and foster in us a sense of history, pride and accomplishment. A review of security camera footage caught the suspect prowling around the school and stealing the flag from our flagpole at 4:13 am on Saturday February 6. The suspect appears to be a white male in his 20’s wearing a dark stocking cap, light colored plaid coat, dark hoody, dark pants and skater shoes. The best view of the suspect shows him walking up to and looking into the auditorium doors. The suspects clothing looks different in the video of him stealing the flag because in that video his only lit by ultraviolet. The investigation has been turned over to Wenatchee Police. Wenatchee Police ask that anyone with information about this theft please call 509-663-9911.We would appreciate getting out flags back, and hope to save others from experiencing a theft in the future.

Posted by Wenatchee School District 246 on Thursday, February 11, 2016

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