Politics & Government
Marblehead Trump Supporter's Sign Stolen 7 Times: Video
Marblehead police are asking the public's help to find suspects who stole a Marblehead Trump sign for the seventh time.
MARBLEHEAD, MA — A group of serial Donald Trump sign thieves are on the loose in Marblehead, and police are asking for the public's help in identifying them. A woman and another unidentified person rolled up to a Harbor Avenue residence late Tuesday, ripped up a "Trump/Pence" sign, hopped in a white sedan, and sped off.
It was the seventh time this particular resident's Trump signs have been vandalized or stolen, police said.
- Find video of the theft below
"Regardless of political affiliations, trespassing on private property and the taking of something that doesn’t belong to you (which under [Massachusetts] law is considered larceny) can land a person in court with hefty fines, the possibility of jail time and a criminal record," Marblehead police said in a statement.
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The latest sign theft happened at about 10:20 p.m. A sophisticated nighttime security camera captured the suspects in the act.
"The suspects made one pass at approximately 9:28 p.m. and then returned again around 10:21 p.m. to complete the crime," police said.
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A woman can be seen picking up the sign and hopping in the vehicle's back seat. The driver is visible but it's unclear if it's a man or a woman.
"Clearly the woman depicted here is old enough to know better," police said in their statement.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call police at 781-631-1212.
Nearby in Hollis, New Hampshire, another Trump sign was set on fire in June. And like the Marblehead case, the Hollis Trump supporter had been hit before.
"Upon speaking with the owners of the sign (the officer) learned that this was not the first time the sign had been damaged," Hollis police said in a statement.

Security camera photo at top: Marblehead police
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