A man scaled a building Sunday morning in Portland's Old Town to steal a gay pride flag, according to police.

About 10 a.m., police said, officers found 36-year-old Daniel Svoboda 12 to 14 feet off the ground outside Silverado, a gay bar.

They convinced him to come down from the building at 318 SW Third Ave. and then arrested him on an suspicion of third-degree theft, a misdemeanor.

Through their investigation, police said, officers learned that Svoboda had climbed up a drainage pipe to swipe the flag.

Daniel Svoboda

Police said the man appeared "somewhat disoriented," so he received a medical check-up before he was taken to jail.

-- Emily E. Smith

esmith@oregonian.com

503-294-4032; @emilyesmith