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Willowick neighborhood targeted by thieves stealing Trump yard signs

Posted at 11:47 PM, Oct 31, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-01 00:04:35-04

Several Willowick residents displaying yard signs for Donald Trump have had them repeatedly stolen over the last few weeks. 

Residents Joseph and Terry Fakult said their sign was stolen three different times. The last time, their signs were replaced with Hillary Clinton signs. 

They said they’ve been displaying yard signs for years with no issue but the climate this election is much different. 

“This time, this is vicious,” Terry Fakult told News 5. 

Neighbor Linda Chechovich also had her sign stolen within the last month. 

“I realize that it’s just a sign but the fact that somebody comes on your property and takes something that’s yours… it’s not okay,” she told News 5. 

Sunday morning, Willowick police caught three women dumping more stolen Trump signs in the Shoregate Shopping Center. 

One woman was cited for trespassing and littering, the others were cited for trespassing. 

In a separate incident, a man in Eastlake was charged with theft for stealing a Trump sign out of a resident’s lawn.