Associated Students Inc. President John Haberstroh and Vice President Jonathon Bolin filed a report Tuesday with University Police for campaign posters that were stolen and vandalized on Monday and Tuesday, according to University Police Capt. Scott Brown.
According to the report, 90 posters were stolen and four posters were torn in half throughout campaigning. The total loss amounts to $250, Brown said.
According to Bolin, the John and Jon campaign posted 50 posters on Monday. The posters, Bolin said, were taken down by Tuesday morning.
“There’s tons of pictures I took … It’s definitely not the wind,” Bolin said.
The campaign posters located by the Nugget Grill and Pub as well as the University Bookstore were all torn down, Bolin said. By Wednesday, new signs made out of wooden posts and computer paper took place of the missing signs.
One of the new signs read, “All of our new posters have been taken … We can’t afford anymore proper posters … Don’t let the cheaters win … vote today in runoffs, Re-elect John and Jon.”
Bolin said that “cheaters” refers to whoever stole his and Haberstroh’s posters.
According to Brown, the case is currently under investigation, and there are no suspects yet.
“Since the posters are of value to [the ASI executives], then it is a criminal offense,” Brown said. “Depending if they [Haberstroh and Bolin] decide to sue will determine the outcome.”
Criminal charges may be filed against the thief, and the thief may be held criminally liable throughout the campus or face a civil suit, according to Brown.
Bolin said that if the person who stole and vandalized the posters is found, then he and Haberstroh will press charges.
“We’ll be fine without the signs,” Bolin said. “I’m just depressed that people would go this low. We’re all college students; we’re supposed to be involved with higher education, and this is something that you pull in middle school. Some people can be that immature.”
News Editor Angela Ratzlaff contributed to this report.