Chesterfield cops look into campaign sign theft
By News in Brief
Published: October 27, 2008
CHESTER—Chesterfield County police are investigating the theft of a resident’s campaign sign supporting Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency.
The 4-by-8-foot sign in the yard of a black resident was replaced by a Confederate flag.
The Obama sign was posted by 78-year-old Leroy C. McLaughlin, a Baptist minister. He reported it missing on Oct 17.
Despite the theft, McLaughlin says he’s praying for the person or persons who made off with his campaign sign.
Chesterfield police spokeswoman Ann Reid said police are investigating the sign’s disappearance as a larceny.
A spokesman for Obama’s campaign in Virginia said there have been other incidents in Virginia and elsewhere that have had racial overtones.
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