Video: Theft of 12th Man Flag caught on camera

The 12th Man Flag is a precious possession for many Seahawks fans, which is why listener Gary was very upset when he discovered his flag had gone missing.

It happened on May 21, the day the Super-Bowl winning Seahawks were invited to the White House to meet with President Obama.

Gary’s wife noticed their gate was open, which was unusual because they always keep it locked to protect their “child with fur,” otherwise known as the family dog.

“So she walks out into the front yard thinking something’s up, because that just doesn’t happen. She’s looking around doesn’t see anything, then looks up on the house and sees the flag missing, and just couldn’t believe it.”

Gary and his wife have been Seahawks fans for life, but said this year, they caught the fever like everyone else and went out and bought a nice 12th Man Flag.

“This isn’t the gas station special. It’s a nice flag,” Gary tells KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson.

He says he proudly displayed the flag throughout the season, and it “only came down through events out of my control.”

Fortunately, Gary is covered when it comes to surveillance. He has four cameras set up around the house. His cameras caught the whole event. They show someone entering his yard, taking the flag off the house, and running off with it.

Gary tells Monson he understands it’s not a critically-important possession, but he really wants his flag back. He’s filed a police report and would like to see it returned on principle if nothing else. He’ll likely get little help from the police as the case is admittedly pretty low priority. But he says if it just showed back up in their yard again, they’d appreciate it.

If worse comes to worst, Gary says he will go out and get a new flag. It’ll probably set him back about $100, but he won’t let thieves stand in the way of him supporting his Seattle Seahawks.

Hopefully, we’ll see the flag returned, and the rightful image of the 12th Man restored.