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Three Fridley Front Yards Lose Political Campaign Signs, According to Report

Police also checked on whether a political campaign sign was blocking views at an intersection.

 

Lawn signs endorsing political campaigns or candidates made their first appearance this election season in the latest weekly incident report from the Fridley Police Department:

Sept. 20, 2012, 12:36 p.m.
1400 block of Windemere Drive NE
A caller reported to police that overnight an unknown person or persons stole three political signs from her front yard and from the front yards of two of her neighbors.

Sept. 26, 2012, 6:37 p.m.
5300 block of Matterhorn Drive NE
A police shift sergeant asked an officer to check the placement of a political endorsement sign that was blocking the view of traffic at the intersection, a possible ordinance violation.

Do you know of other incidents not reported to police? Leave a comment below.

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Related Topics: Campaign Signs, Lawn Signs, Political Signs, Theft, Vandalism, and participate 2012

Jillmarie Stevens

5:03 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012

I can see how these types of things happen and will continue to until the election is over because people don't want to see these signs EVERYWHERE!!! I'm not condoning this behavior but I get it. I have heard the houses that display the signs "get paid" to display them and that may also play a part in this too, who knows.

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Gregory Smith

9:00 am on Friday, September 28, 2012

Please explain Jillmarie what you mean by "Get Paid". Who is paying people to display signs? Never heard of such a thing happening.

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Brandon Dominguez

11:22 am on Friday, September 28, 2012

People have to pay for the signs. It's a donation to the person running or the campaign. That is ludacris. That being said chances are the people that steal the sign are frustrated teenagers that can't vote and have opposing political views to the signs they stole.

Chances are the person who's sign you stole is just going to go donate another ten dollars and get a new sign. I know I would.

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