Two U.S. flags taken from Brooklyn Bridge expected to be returned to the NYPD Friday . The NYPD believes a pair of German artists replaced the flags with two white flags . Two white flags were spotted by construction workers the morning of July 22 . A third flag was found in an abandoned building on Staten Island later that day, and it is believed to have been flown over the bridge for several days before being removed.
Two U.S. flags taken from Brooklyn Bridge expected to be returned to the NYPD Friday . The NYPD believes a pair of German artists replaced the flags with two white flags . Two white flags were spotted by construction workers the morning of July 22 . The investigation is ongoing and it 's unclear what charges , if any , the artists will face .