By Pete O'Cain in Wenatche World
Little Red’s Espresso & Bakery hung a Pride flag at a table in its courtyard on Sunday evening in support of the first Wenatchee Pride & NCW BLM Action Council march.
The next morning, employees of the coffee stand outside Pybus Public Market found the rainbow flag had been set on fire overnight. No other property was damaged.
“I personally feel like it was obviously a very directed message,” said owner Aubrey Dickinson on Tuesday. “It’s not my battle, it’s not my journey, but ... I feel like it’s my job to stand up for what’s right and I feel like that was very wrong, personally.”
Security footage from Pybus has been turned over to police, Dickinson said. She hadn’t seen the footage when she was interviewed Tuesday, but was told by Pybus officials that the video apparently shows a single person setting fire to the flag about 12:30 a.m. Monday.
As of Tuesday morning, there have not been any arrests. The suspect, if arrested, would likely face charges of reckless burning and malicious mischief, and possibly arson, according to Capt. Edgar Reinfeld with the Wenatchee Police Department.
