Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County are asking for your help in identifying the person or persons responsible for the theft of flag posts and flags from a residence in Villisca. Officials said Sunday, that sometime between the hours of 9:45-p.m. Saturday and 11-a.m. Sunday, a person or persons unknown stole a metal flag post and a Stanton Viking flag from the front yard of a residence at 103 West 3rd Street, in Villisca.
Authorities say the theft marked the third time the Stanton flag has been stolen from the same yard, and the second time a metal post has been taken from the property. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1-800-432-1001.