BOISE, Idaho —
UPDATE:
The Boise Police Department has identified several juveniles suspected of taking the signs.
Around 200 signs were recovered and will be returned.
There is no evidence of political motivation.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Boise Police are investigating after numerous political campaign signs were reported stolen from neighbors in West Boise over the weekend.
Police said recovered signs were found in two locations: a front yard and the entrance to a subdivision.
Campaigns recovered the signs and reported them to Boise Police, according to the department. About 130 signs have been recovered, police said.
Steve Berch, Idaho's District 15 representative, said Democratic candidates were targeted.
“This wasn't just a coordinated, organized theft - it was an assault on everyone's freedom of speech,” Berch wrote on Facebook. “When the rights of one group of people are attacked (in this case, District 15 constituents who support Democratic candidates) - any group of people can be victims of having their rights threatened.”
Police have released photos showing possible suspects and a vehicle.
Anyone with information about this investigation or the people involved is asked to call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790.
