Dayton officers recover U.S. flag protesters took from Safety Building

Members of the Dayton Police Department fold the American flag that they recovered from protesters Saturday. Protesters cut the rope to the flag, then took it down the Safety Building. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

Members of the Dayton Police Department fold the American flag that they recovered from protesters Saturday. Protesters cut the rope to the flag, then took it down the Safety Building. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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By Ben McLaughlin
May 30, 2020
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Dayton police on Saturday retrieved from protesters an American flag removed from the Dayton Safety Building during protests surrounding the Minneapolis officer-involved death of George Floyd.

Police officers protecting the Safety Building on Saturday afternoon saw protesters rush the pole, cut the rope holding the flag and take it down. They ran off with it, officers said.

Police use tear gas to redirect protestors, warn drivers about people marching in Dayton streets

“I want it back,” one officer said to others.

A bicycle unit went to the protesters who had the flag and retrieved it.

Officers then took a moment to properly fold the flag, a moment a Dayton Daily News photographer captured.

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