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Democrat State Rep. Arrested for Stealing GOP Opponent’s Campaign Signs
Truth Press ^ | 11/2/2026 | Ben Caldwell

Posted on 11/03/2026 4:34:31 AM PST by cuz1961

...Democratic State Representative Faces Larceny Charge Police determined there was probable cause to charge Hughes with sixth-degree larceny.

The Democratic lawmaker was arrested Friday and issued a misdemeanor summons, according to NBC Connecticut.

The charge stemmed from the removal of campaign signs belonging to Republican candidate Darrell Harris....

(Excerpt) Read more at truthpress.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrat

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1 posted on 11/03/2026 4:34:32 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

Stay classy, Dems.

L


2 posted on 11/03/2026 4:38:25 AM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: cuz1961

FUGLY!


3 posted on 11/03/2026 4:39:33 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience. )
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To: Ann Archy

You ain’t kidding. Even Beer goggles couldn’t make that pretty.


4 posted on 11/03/2026 4:42:47 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: cuz1961

You never ever read or hear about GOPs doing this. It’s ALWAYS Democrats. They have no respect for others’ property or opinions. I don’t understand why the average Joe Democrat can’t see or comprehend the issue. Stealing = bad. Not stealing = good. It’s not hard.


5 posted on 11/03/2026 4:43:58 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Very few democrats have had exposure to Church, or the Ten Commandments. And the one’s who have think they are more like suggestions.


6 posted on 11/03/2026 4:53:42 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Every Democrat I know is a virtue signaler, and in their minds stealing becomes a virtue. They’re simply trying to “protect” us and society from being horrible people. In their minds this is justice. They have a warped view of right and wrong.


7 posted on 11/03/2026 4:55:25 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: cuz1961

Two thoughts:

1) WHAT is 6th degree larceny?

2) I recall a FReeper several election cycles ago had a neighbor whose son was a regular POS. The FReeper had several GOP campaign signs destroyed...So our FReeper hero rubbed the latest campaign signs with poison ivy...of course the signs were destroyed but the neighbors son had to see a doctor for the horrendous rash on both of his hands. The next signs were not touched.

Go TRUMP!


8 posted on 11/03/2026 5:00:45 AM PST by BBB333
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To: cuz1961

Two thoughts:

1) WHAT is 6th degree larceny?

2) I recall a FReeper several election cycles ago had a neighbor whose son was a regular POS. The FReeper had several GOP campaign signs destroyed...So our FReeper hero rubbed the latest campaign signs with poison ivy...of course the signs were destroyed but the neighbors son had to see a doctor for the horrendous rash on both of his hands. The next signs were not touched.

Go TRUMP!


9 posted on 11/03/2026 5:00:52 AM PST by BBB333
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To: cuz1961

Ever notice how female democrat politicians almost always end up looking exactly like you think they will?


10 posted on 11/03/2026 5:01:48 AM PST by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: cuz1961

Another Democrat’s resume’ enhancement.


11 posted on 11/03/2026 5:03:40 AM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: BBB333

Com’ o’ man !
Just think about it:
6th degree larceny has got to be WAY mo serus than 7th degree larceny ..


12 posted on 11/03/2026 5:08:32 AM PST by A strike (fCityofLondonMI6/CIA. &NoMore DOTS!)
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To: cuz1961

This has always been a problem in CT. In 1996, I ran against entrenched incumbent Mary Fritz, who always posed as a pro-life moderate, but voted for the abortion bill. She cleverly voted against Weicker’s income tax. But she had also voted for a gasoline tax bump. I put up a series of large (4x8) wooden signs on Route 68, hand painted with stencils, reading

Mary passed a little tax
It fleeced us drivers po’
Now everywhere that Mary drives
We can’t afford to go
Vote Sivana State Rep

The first sign disappeared quickly, so the rest made no sense.

Mostly, the strategy is to place your sign in front of the opponent’s signs when on public property, or barring that, pull it out and leave it on the ground. Neither of those break the law. Just don’t take the sign. Somebody took my (VERY LARGE) sign.

She clobbered me, but I got under her skin, as I used my closing statement at a debate to go after her on the pro-abort vote. She would not shake my hand after, just waved and said “See ya’”. I made her work harder than she had to in a while.


13 posted on 11/03/2026 5:09:02 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: cuz1961

I need picture of a 24 year old blonde female (XX) to bleach my eyes!!


14 posted on 11/03/2026 5:10:34 AM PST by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Because they live in a bubble and never hear these things. They believe things like the rich do not pay taxes.


15 posted on 11/03/2026 5:13:44 AM PST by pas
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To: Dr. Sivana

Maybe you should have added another sign at the end, “Burma Shave”.


16 posted on 11/03/2026 5:15:09 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: Lurker; All

They keep showing us who they are


17 posted on 11/03/2026 5:21:37 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: 17th Miss Regt
Maybe you should have added another sign at the end, “Burma Shave”.

That WAS the inspiration, of course.
18 posted on 11/03/2026 5:30:05 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: V_TWIN

Well to begin with, the probability of them being a dyke is high, so that skews the curve right off the bat.


19 posted on 11/03/2026 5:33:43 AM PST by fhayek
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To: DeplorableTrumpSupporter

Why not a brunette or a redhead?


20 posted on 11/03/2026 5:37:58 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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