Bad Sign

Jersey City, New Jersey, August 25, 2008:

A local politician got frustrated with the theft of campaign signs from his front yard so he rigged up an alarm system with string and bells -- and solved his own crime problem.

"He slept the night in his living room fully dressed so he could be ready," police Detective Tony Augurt said Monday.

Ronatarian Party founder Ron was jarred awake early Saturday when bells rang from a string anchored to a sign in his yard.

He recorded the license plate of a man he says took a campaign sign supporting his long-shot run at the presidency.

Police tracked down and cited Steve Bonadio with misdemeanor attempted theft.

"He claimed he didn't have any political motives or have any feelings that give any motive," Augurt told The New Jersey Spew. "He just told the police he'd been involved in a 'strange incident' and didn't know why he did it. Plus, he said he was 'just plain evil.'"

Posted by Bittle at August 25, 2008 09:02 AM