Md. man charged with lawn sign theft
Anne Arundel County police say a Glen Burnie man has been charged with stealing lawn signs urging voters to approve a slots parlor.
Police say officers arrested David Corrigan about 4 a.m. Saturday after they saw him knocking down a sign.
Police say officers then found about 70 signs in Corrigan’s vehicle. Police say Corrigan, who faces theft charges, may be linked to other sign thefts throughout the county.
The proposal to build the state’s largest casino with 4,750 machines next to a shopping mall in Anne Arundel County is facing a November referendum.
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Ok, so if the guy was removing signs from peoples front yards, maybe. If he was removing them from the sides of roads, thank him. At least someone is doing it because the dopes that place them can't seem to remove them.
Posted by: gpl2411 | October 25, 2010 8:33 AM | Report abuse
This kind of stuff happens every election cycle. At least we know how he should spend his community service time.
Posted by: krickey7 | October 25, 2010 10:41 AM | Report abuse
SEND HIM BACK TO MEXICO!!! If it wasn't for illegals, this never would have happened
Posted by: paliceag | October 25, 2010 12:54 PM | Report abuse
Thank God they caught this guy...lawn signs are now safer the world over!
Nice work officers.
Posted by: BigDaddy651 | October 25, 2010 1:02 PM | Report abuse
Paliceag,
WOW! You know how to copy and paste!
Posted by: kernunnos1367 | October 25, 2010 1:17 PM | Report abuse
if a lawn sign can get you to vote a certain way, we don't need you voting at all.
Posted by: MarilynManson | October 25, 2010 1:21 PM | Report abuse
MarilynManson,
Amen to that!
Posted by: BigDaddy651 | October 25, 2010 1:26 PM | Report abuse
Amen, gpl2311.
Posted by: mbrumble | October 25, 2010 1:30 PM | Report abuse
When outlaw lawn sign outlaws are outlawed, only outlaw sign outlaws will have signs.
Works for me.
Posted by: RogerRamjet2 | October 25, 2010 2:51 PM | Report abuse
gpl2411,
He was caught, on video, removing signs from the property in front of the "FOR Question A" headquarters office.
Posted by: theprez98 | October 27, 2010 9:52 AM | Report abuse
The best word that I can prescribe to this situation it pure stupidity! These signs seem to be on public property and therefore can be picked up by anyone with no legal implications. This is pure politics, not criminal science. The police want question A so that they can get their cut off the deal. They are are watching out for their own backs, not the publics'. Arrest people who are real criminals, don't arrest those who simply have a different political view than you do.
Posted by: mistyrain100 | October 27, 2010 10:21 AM | Report abuse
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