Civic signs stolen in Paynton area
Maidstone RCMP are investigating a series of thefts of civic signs in the Rural Municipality of Paynton No.470, which date back to last year.
According to Cst. Dennis Lee, the first reports of sign stealing came in December, when three civic signs were stolen. One suspect was visited, but police found no evidence the individual was involved in any crime. Three months later, further thefts were reported from the past few weeks.
“We just got a report from the RM of Paynton a couple of days ago that a couple of civic signs have been stolen and the crime has been continuing on since last year,” Lee said.
Over a dozen signs had been stolen so far. To steal the signs, the suspect(s) have been cutting off the post or unscrewing bolts.