February 20, 2007 (HOBART, Ind.) (WLS) -- Two teenagers in northwest Indiana are charged with setting fire to a police car last month using burning American flags.
Eighteen-year-old Christopher Campbell is charged with arson. Prosecutors say he soaked stolen American flags in gasoline, lit them and used them to set fire to a Hobart Police Department patrol car. A 16-year old is also charged.
The incident happened on New Year's Day.
The $16,000 squad car was a total loss.
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