Republican charged in theft of 220 campaign signs

[KittyWampus]

Man charged in theft of 220 campaign signs
BY WILLIAM MURPHY | [e-mail]

A man whose pickup truck was stacked with 220 political signs from a variety of Democratic candidates was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of stolen property, Nassau police said.

Peter Guardino, 20, of North Massapequa, was given a desk appearance and released after being charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, police said.

Two plainclothes officers saw the pickup, with its headlights off, drive into a fast-food parking lot on Old Country Road in Plainview about 4:05 a.m., police said. Guardino got out and pulled a political sign from a grassy area, police said, and officers then approached him and saw the other signs in the truck.

Police said they established that one of the signs had been taken from the Plainview Diner. They arrested Guardino about 9 a.m. after the management of the diner filed a formal complaint that no one was authorized to remove an $80 sign for Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury), police said.

The Nassau County Democratic Committee described Guardino as a known operative of Republican Joseph Belesi, a retired police sergeant in a tight race with incumbent Legis. David Mejias (D-Farmingdale) in eastern Nassau's 14th District. Belesi said Tuesday night that Guardino "definitely" did not work for his campaign.

Guardino could not be reached.

[aquart]

1. They can't help being criminals. They just can't.

[cboy4]

2. First they steal the signs, and then they steal the votes.

It's really a sickness.

[opihimoimoi]

4. They got shit...nuthing....so...they LIE CHEAT STEAL SMEAR>>>>>

Thats the GOP WAY

Then, the Big Boss developes memory loss and lets the Sign hit man hang in the wind.....Who that?? never heard of the bum"

[rwheeler31]

3. Why?

[HowHasItComeToThis]

5. WHEN WILL HE REPUBS BE TRIED UNDER THE RICO ACT????

IT WILL BE THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SAVE AMERICA