Poulsbo police investigating after nearly all downtown LGBTQ+ pride banners were vandalized

POULSBO, Wash. — Police in Poulsbo are looking to the public for information after someone slashed nearly all LGBTQ+ pride banners downtown over the weekend. 

As of Monday, they believe the act was intentional and premeditated. 

Poulsbo Police Department Sgt. Shawn Ziemann describes the act as more than petty vandalism – investigators say that because of the dollar amount of damage, this now constitutes a felony.

The alleged vandal was caught on a storefront video camera on Front Street around 3:45 a.m. Saturday. The person appears to be carrying a long pole equipped with a cutter and is wearing gloves and a face covering. 

“Poulsbo supports the

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