Thieves Target "Come And Take It" Flag

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The flag says, "Come And Take It" and for the third time in less than a year, a man attempted to do just that on the corner of Foch and Lancaster in Fort Worth's West 7th area.

Surveillance video shows him shimmying up a tall pole to try to swipe the flag stitched with the historic American Revolutionary War and infamous Texas slogan from the Battle of Gonzales.

The flag's owner, who didn't want his identity revealed, told police the would-be thief tried to cut the steel-corded rope before giving up.

A $5,000 reward is on the table for anyone with information about the latest attempt to snatch the coveted flag.

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