{"id":4276,"date":"2015-09-23T11:39:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2015-09-23T12:44:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T16:44:29","slug":"complaints-of-damaged-election-signs-prompt-police-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/complaints-of-damaged-election-signs-prompt-police-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Complaints of vandalized election signs prompt police warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huntsville OPP are warning the public that anyone caught vandalizing election signs could face criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from the Conservative and Green Party camps indicate that signs are either disappearing or being vandalized.<\/p>\n<p>According to Green Party candidate Glen Hodgson, some of his signs have ended up at a local dump and others have outright disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Hodgson said it\u2019s disappointing, especially as the Greens recycle their signs and place them only in strategic locations.<\/p>\n<p>MP Tony Clement\u2019s office also received a call from a resident walking on a trail off Kitchen Road, indicating there were a number of signs over a bank.<\/p>\n<p>Police have also received reports of damaged signs in the downtown core, some signs have been cut and others vandalized with paint.<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking anyone with information about these incidents to contact Huntsville OPP at 705-789-5551 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).<\/p>\n<p><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huntsville OPP are warning the public that anyone caught vandalizing election signs could face criminal charges. 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