Glendora police now do issue a press release
Unlike before when the police didn't issue a press release, this is an actual press release from the Glendora police. Once again, this is the kind of weirdness that blows up right before an election. You don't have to agree with why we didn't think it rose to the level where we disregard that hurdle but at least here there is more context
Press Release: the City of Glendora has received a number of inquiries concerning the February 19th arrest of two 18-year-old women who allegedly vandalized political campaign signs belonging to candidates for Glendora City Council.
In response to those inquiries, these are facts that relate to the case which is being referred to the district attorney’s office for possible prosecution. On the night of Monday, February 19th, the Glendora Police Department received a call that two women had been observed vandalizing campaign signs in the vicinity of Foothill and Lone Hill. The responding officers stopped the vehicle and encountered Keleigh Marshall and Cristina Giammalva, each of whom readily admitted having vandalized the signs of the council candidates Gary Clifford, Ken Herman and Doug Tessitor. During the last several weeks, approximately 600 signs belonging to City Councilman Clifford, Herman, and Tessitor have been vandalized with similar stickers. None of the other candidates have reported their signs vandalized with these stickers.
Press Release: the City of Glendora has received a number of inquiries concerning the February 19th arrest of two 18-year-old women who allegedly vandalized political campaign signs belonging to candidates for Glendora City Council.
In response to those inquiries, these are facts that relate to the case which is being referred to the district attorney’s office for possible prosecution. On the night of Monday, February 19th, the Glendora Police Department received a call that two women had been observed vandalizing campaign signs in the vicinity of Foothill and Lone Hill. The responding officers stopped the vehicle and encountered Keleigh Marshall and Cristina Giammalva, each of whom readily admitted having vandalized the signs of the council candidates Gary Clifford, Ken Herman and Doug Tessitor. During the last several weeks, approximately 600 signs belonging to City Councilman Clifford, Herman, and Tessitor have been vandalized with similar stickers. None of the other candidates have reported their signs vandalized with these stickers.
The investigation revealed the two women singled out Clifford, Herman, and Tessitor signs in retaliation for their involvement in the recall of Marshall’s father five years ago. They stated they did not believe they were committing a crime because the signs were illegally posted. However, another candidate’s sign which was posted directly next to the three councilman’s signs, was intentionally not vandalized.
Marshall said her mother, Virginia, has been paying them an hourly wage of $10 an hour to place stickers on the signs.
After the investigation was conducted at the scene, the two women were placed under Citizen’s Arrest and transported to the Glendora Police Department at approximately 11:25 p.m. At the station, they were questioned further, booked, and then released on their own recognizance at 12:25 a.m. (approximately two hours after the initial contact was made).
Campaign sign vandalism has occurred in Glendora in the past, and the manner in which this incident has been handled was consistent with previous incidents of political sign vandalism. The fact that a campaign sign may be improperly posted does not mean that the sign can be vandalized with impunity.
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