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American flag set on fire outside Wissinoming home

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Northeast Times
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July 17, 2021
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flags — Brian Elliot Shumsky and community members have hung hundreds of American flags around Fox Chase as a symbol of unity for the community. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY BRIAN ELLIOT SHUMSKY

Police are looking for the person who set an American flag on fire early Saturday morning outside a Wissinoming home.

The incident took place at about 2:43 a.m. on the 6100 block of Hegerman St.

The police and fire departments responded and found the burning flag hanging from a house. The fire was extinguished, and it was deemed arson by the fire marshal’s office.

Northeast Detectives Division is looking for a male wearing a gray shirt with lettering and black pants. ••

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