BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After Puerto Rican flags were taken from Niagara Street last weekend, hundreds of them were seen proudly waving once again during the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade on Saturday — including a few that had been stolen, organizers confirmed.
Just days before the parade, empty flagpoles lined Niagara Street after nearly a dozen flags were taken. Parade president Charles Torres told WIVB News 4 that Buffalo Police identified those responsible for the theft.
The culprits, Torres said, turned out to be quite different from what he originally expected. It was a pair of kids who took down the 11 flags last weekend, he said…