Crime & Safety

Pro-Police Flag And Sign Stolen In Darien: Report

Incident follows the burning of a U.S. flag in Darien.

DARIEN, IL — A "Back the Blue" flag and a blue line, pro-police flag were stolen from a house last week in Darien, according to a police report. The thefts occurred shortly after 4 a.m. Aug. 25 in the 7100 block of Walden Lane. The sign was removed from a front window, and the flag was stolen from near a tree, police said.

On Aug. 14, an American flag was removed from a front porch in Darien and then burned. An American flag also was reported stolen in Elmhurst last month.

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