We busted a Republican sign thief last night. Perp walk pictures and all.

[Renew Deal]

I have been helping out the Nassau County Democratic Party (Long Island) with putting up large signs and other signs. They have been repeatedly stolen all over Nassau. There was one corner that we noticed was getting robbed within a couple days of putting up the signs. A few of us conducted a stakeout and it paid off. A guy showed up and started taking down the signs. We called the cops and he was arrested. He claims that he had permission, but that's bullshit, because he was spotted stealing from another location where we know he didn't have permission. The cops are pursuing that. The pukes also claim that we didn't have permission to put signs up there, but they have not had to put signs in other places and we haven't removed theirs. Also, these signs always get stolen in the middle of the night. The sign taker is a Town of Hempstead employee and we all know that they don't work till 11pm. Anyway, enjoy the pictures...

P.S. One of the ironies of ironies is that my lawn signs were stolen last night for the first time. This is all the sweeter.

http://www.nassaugopwatch.blogspot.com

That's our sign in the back seat. He was also taking lawn signs.








The repub perp walk. Very common these days.


http://www.nassaugopwatch.blogspot.com/

BTW, I hear that the police chief at the precinct is the husband of the outgoing repuke county clerk and he was let go for last nights incident.

[lwin]

1. Awesome!

Busted you loser! :rofl:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. good work!

Sounds like you not only stopped sign stealing but got rid of a bit of police corruption!

[Inland]

3. LOL! Great job, recommended!

[abluelady]

4. We Call it Civic Duty

Where I live no one is allowed to put up signs on city property. So when we see signs where they shouldn't be, we take them down--of course only Republican signs!

[roguevalley]

5. bravo. score one for justice. :)

[havocmom]

6. Ooo, local GOP scandals are good too. Keep us posted!

Good work busting the thief. Seems the pendulum is swinging all over the country! :thumbsup:

[Ian David]

7. Great work! One down... n/t

[SmokingJacket]

8. Nice work!

That must have been incredibly satisfying.

:thumbsup:

[Renew Deal]

10. It was.

They have stolen so many of our signs from so many places.

[Botany]

9. good job!

2 sets of rules one for us and another for repugs .....

In Columbus, OH a big shot repug attorney was caught sending
his daughter out to take down Kerry signs .....

He said it was a mistake and he was help out the right of way .....
it was in somebody's yard.

[CottonBear]

11. Wow! Good work. How long did you have to wait for him to show up?

That must have been so very wonderful to bust him and get photos of him in cuffs!

In my blue community, the county emplyees remove any signs in the public right s of way. You can get them back for $2 each. They even take down the signs of elected officials who are running for re-election!

In the red county where I work, the county allows Republicans to post signs all ove the public rights of way and does nothing to stop the sign stealers. My Democratic friends can only keep signs up for one or two days before they get stolen off of private property.
:grr: I'm going to coat the signs with posion ivy during the next election or maybe wire the frame to the electric farm fence! That would stop 'em!

[Renew Deal]

14. We watched the place for a few hours on a few nights.

We knew generally what time the thefts were happening and he showed up right on time. The funny thing is that this keeps happening in the middle of the night. He doesn't work anywhere near dusk as a ToH employee.

[FreedomAngel82]

30. That's ridiculous

Either you have the same rules for everyone or nothing.

[AzDar]

12. Good work...Hope to see many more doin' the walk of shame!

eom

[onenote]

13. knucklehead drove a car plastered with repub bumper stickers --LOL!

Very inconspicuous....

onenote

[Renew Deal]

15. That's what made it all the better.

:dunce:

[Dhalgren]

16. Explain a little more about the police chief. Was he fired?

[Renew Deal]

17. No

I am not sure what the story is, but I think he's the husband of a repub elected official.

[C_U_L8R]

18. The Republican Party

of Crooks, Cronies and Sign Stealers

[mzmolly]

19. LOL, that's great.

Let's hope he's a freeper cause they're good for double points dontcha know? ;)

[William769]

20. Great work!

[Pacifist Patriot]

21. Sweet!

[wryter2000]

22. Ahahahah

Good for you. :rofl:

[ArkDem]

23. When they came for the signs I said nothing

because I had no signs......

[400Years]

24. You Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is so sweet.

[progressoid]

25. Bwahahahahahaha!!!!

[goddess40]

26. we should all sign the back of our signs

so we can identify them when they are stolen.

We had a horrible time with thefts last election - I think I know who did it. Next election season I will be watching the little bastard too!

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

27. You were much too kind blotting out his face.

I would have enlarged his face for all to see. :evilgrin:

[brainshrub]

28. You are a better man than I. I would not have blotted the face.

Here's to you for taking the high-road:

:toast:

[Chico Man]

29. I would have loved to have caught those stealing my Kerry signs last fall

Had 5 stolen. This is in Rhode Island.

[-..__...]

31. Coat your yard signs with this...

There are other similar products and I believe they also make this particular one in aerosol.

You might have to contend with insects being stuck to your signs, but if the sign thief follows a regular routine then it probably won't be up that long anyways.

http://www.ghorganics.com/TangleFootTrap.html

" Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating is a trapping adhesive used to help rid plants, gardens and greenhouses of aphids, whiteflies, leafminer flies, fungus gnats, Freepers and other flying insects. It is specially formulated to adhere to virtually any trapping surface. This allows you to prepare your own traps using the size and material which best suits your needs. You can also use Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating to refresh existing traps. This can contains a brush for your tangle foot- easy to use and no waste".

[Karmageddon]

32. I used old motor oil on the edges of mine during the '04 campaign

I figured
1) it's slippery and made it harder to pull up
2) can't really see it in the daylight (from the road), and in the dark, it might just feel like water or dew, so they wipe it on their pants, sweatshirt, jacket, whatever
3) it gets all over the inside of their car (from the signs, their hands, and clothes that they wiped their hands on).
4) it's filthy nasty black, and doesn't wash out so easy.


I only had my signs stolen once.

Oh, and it's free (if you change your own oil).

[Neil Lisst]

33. It's a standard Republican practice nationwide.

They do it everywhere, in every election.

Stealing signs is stealing campaign funds, which is what they are doing.

They're crooks, thieves, and they hate the American value of open elections.

[StefanX]

34. Why do Republicans hate freedom of speech

Hey Freepers! America's a free country. If you don't like it, maybe you should move to Burma!

[gulfcoastliberal]

35. You rock!

:yourock:

[Nothing Without Hope]

36. The car is plastered with political bumper stickers - are those for the

opposition candidates? That would make the case even sweeter. It's political repression, pure and simple. Book 'im, Danno!

[onenote]

38. yep, that's the perp's car covered with repub candidate bumper stickers

Quite the knucklehead...

onenote

[blue neen]

37. Good work!

There is some justice in this world. :toast:

[spanone]

39. And this asshole is probably promoting 'democracy' in Iraq.

Ironies abound.

[No Exit]

40. YAAAAAAAYYY!! Nail that sucker!!!

[0007]

41. I'd get a hold of the mayor and scream my bloody head off about

this jerk police of thieves

[Stephanie]

42. LOL! Git 'em, Bleachers!

Way to go! :hi:

[JanMichael]

43. Too incredibly cool! Stakeouts for Democracy!

Way to call them on their bullshit.