Police launch 'hate crime' probe after Pride decorations ripped down in Ayrshire
Flags and banners were taken down ahead of the LGBTQ celebration.
Police have launched a 'hate crime' investigation after Pride decorations were ripped down in an Ayrshire town this weekend.
Flags and banners for the LGBTQ celebration were pulled down from Brodick Main Street on the Isle of Arran on Saturday, May 31 some time between 2am and 7am.
Sergeant Clare Neilson, Arran Police Office, said: "We are taking this very seriously and are following positive lines of enquiry. "If anyone has any information or saw people acting suspiciously, get in touch. "Anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage should check to see if they captured anything. "Call 101, quoting reference 0975 of 31 May, 2025 if you have any information that can help our investigation."
The decorations were removed ahead of the Pride celebration set to take place later that day.
Pride is a celebration of people coming together in love, friendship and support to demonstrate how was LQBTQ+ rights and the movement in general has come.
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