Thieves in Rock Hill SC steal apartment American flag and flagpole
For 13 years the American Flag has proudly flown on a pole outside the Oak Hollow Apartments in Rock Hill. Casey Faris, a Marine Corps veteran , is in charge of the maintenance at the complex. That flag is his duty. There are flowers around the pole. It is a spot of honor for all who work and live there. But that show of patriotism came under attack sometime Monday morning. Villains stole the American Flag from its spot in front of the apartment office on York Avenue. They also cut the flag pole -- and took half of it. “My mother was the manager here before me, and she was the one who had that flagpole put in, in concrete in the ground, so that everyone could see it and be proud of it,” said Shelly Risk, manager of the apartments. “We have always been so proud to fly the American Flag here. The residents, all of us, are extremely proud of our country.” Faris shook his head at the crime. He views the incident as more than the police report, which describes what happened as petty larc...