A matter of pride: Teen may face hate crime in alleged flag vandalism at LGBTQ center

by Pete Young, Bay City News July 25, 2024July 22, 2024

The pride flag goes up outside the CoastPride Center in Half Moon Bay on the day of its grand opening, June 1, 2021, in a framegrab from video. The center has been the target of vandalism several times in the past year, most recently last Friday night when the flag was "forcibly removed" and damaged, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said. (Framegrab via CoastPride/YouTube)

A 14-year-old was taken into custody after a pride flag was torn down at an LGBTQ support center in downtown Half Moon Bay, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said.

A juvenile “forcibly removed” and damaged the flag that was in front of CoastPride Center at 711 Main St. about 9 p.m. Friday, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.

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