Taunton, MA

<div><iframe height="317" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=317&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FElectKellyDooner%2Fvideos%2F910295064206654%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="100%"></iframe> TAUNTON — Taunton police arrested a man accused of vandalizing campaign signs — and the person who helped nab the suspect is the candidate's fellow city councilor. On Friday, Aug. 23, a man was arrested on Broadway in Taunton for allegedly vandalizing election signs belonging to <a href="https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2024/08/07/taunton-state-senate-election-republican-kelly-dooner-marc-pacheco-joe-barry-sanders-jim-dupont/74644969007/" rel="nofollow"> City Councilor Kelly Dooner </a> , who is running for state Senate. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The suspect was caught thanks to the efforts of her fellow City Councilor Lawrence Quintal, who owns Silva Funeral Home, a Dooner campaign official said. The suspect, who is charged with one count of defacing property,&nbsp;was allegedly caught on security cameras from Silva Funeral Home committing the vandalism. Dooner's publicist Holly Robichaud said Quintal is responsible for putting an end to the vandalism and assisting Taunton PD with the arrest Robichaud said Quintal "caught the man red handed with a knife slashing the signs.” “I want to thank Councilor Quintal for his quick action last Friday (Aug. 23).&nbsp; I also want to thank the many residents who helped get the word out.&nbsp; Their support means the world to me,” Dooner said in a written statement. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> “In my previous campaigns for City Councilor, I never experienced so much damage and destruction.&nbsp;No one should be intimidated for running for office.&nbsp;&nbsp;I hope the person responsible will get the help they need.” Robichaud said Dooner does not know the suspect. <img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0sQJrs_0vMjSg7X00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0sQJrs_0vMjSg7X00" width="920" height="1022" ><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading"> What happened on day of vandalism </h2> The vandalism was first recorded on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to surveillance footage from Silva Funeral Home posted on Dooner's state Senate campaign Facebook Page. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The Taunton Police report by Det. Brian T. Dunham says Quintal provided the footage to Taunton PD when they arrived on the scene the next day. Then on Friday, Aug. 23, at 11:55 a.m., Quintal notified Taunton Police he had just witnessed the suspect “vandalizing additional signs.” Detectives arrived on the scene, with one damaged sign being at the corner of Broadway and Church Street and the other on Washington Street. Quintal told Police he spoke to the suspect, who he said admitted to the vandalism but then fled before police arrived.&nbsp;Later in the afternoon, Quintal called Police again, saying he saw the suspect in the area of Broadway and Washington Street. Quintal “did not let him out of his sight until the police came,” said Robichaud. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Patrol Units were dispatched, along with Det. Dunham, who was already in the area.&nbsp;Quintal identified the suspect to police. "I have been involved in many local elections. Kelly has been working her heart out and I know that she will make a great Senator so I decided to monitor the sign closest to my business. I was able to get a video of the man slashing the signs and then saw him in real time destroying her signs," Quintal told the Gazette via email. "I called the police and monitored him until law enforcement arrived. I am glad I was able to help. Destruction of property doesn’t belong in Taunton." "I would do it all over again." Who is Kelly Dooner? <a href="https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2024/08/07/taunton-state-senate-election-republican-kelly-dooner-marc-pacheco-joe-barry-sanders-jim-dupont/74644969007/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Senate candidate Kelly Dooner blasts state for converting Taunton hotel into shelter </a><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading"> How much were the damaged signs worth? </h2> According to the police report, Quintal said that each sign damaged cost $53, and it was estimated that eight signs had been damaged over the course of three days. “He was especially destroying Kelly’s large signs, which are very expensive,” Robichaud said. The police report only lists two signs being damaged in connection to the charge of defacing property. <img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=38rfZ2_0vMjSg7X00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=38rfZ2_0vMjSg7X00" width="1536" height="2048" ><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Who is Joe Pacheco? <a href="https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/25/whos-joe-pacheco-meet-raynham-selectman-running-for-state-senate/74384592007/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Taunton State Senate race: Joe Pacheco, a centrist Democrat not 'afraid to speak his mind' </a><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading"> Dirty politics or the cost of campaigning? </h2> Dooner, a Republican, is running for the First Bristol and Plymouth state Senate seat held by Taunton Democrat Marc Pacheco, who is not seeking re-election after more than 30 years. <a href="https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/03/taunton-state-senate-joe-pacheco-democratic-primary-winner-marc-pacheco-seat-barry-sanders-loses/75061690007/" rel="nofollow"> She will be facing off in the general election in November against longtime Raynham Selectman Joe Pacheco </a> , who won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beating Taunton City Councilor Barry Sanders by a wide margin. Independent Jim DuPont, a former Raynham selectmen will also be on the ballot in November. Joe Pacheco told the Gazette he has also had signs either stolen or gone missing from supporters’ properties over the last few weeks and had to deliver them new signs. “I am used to it at this point,” he said, explaining it’s happened in almost every election campaign he’s run over the course of his whole political career. Sanders said in every election he’s been in he has lost around one-third of all his signage. “It’s par for the course,” Sanders said. Though he can’t definitively state what, if any, found damaged signs were due to vandalism or weather, he has seen examples where “clearly, the damage was due to more than just wind.” <h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading"> Which cities and towns are in the senate district? </h2> The Third Bristol and Plymouth Senate district is made up of Berkley, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleboro, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Taunton and Wareham. <h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading"> When is the general election? </h2> The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: <a href="https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2024/09/06/taunton-police-arrest-man-vandalism-campaign-signs-kelly-dooner-state-senate/75012321007/" rel="nofollow"> Taunton councilor helped catch suspect accused of slashing campaign signs. What happened? </a></div>

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Taunton Daily Gazette


                        TAUNTON — Taunton police arrested a man accused of vandalizing campaign signs — and the person who helped nab the suspect is the candidate's fellow city councilor.
                        On Friday, Aug. 23, a man was arrested on Broadway in Taunton for allegedly vandalizing election signs belonging to City Councilor Kelly Dooner, who is running...

Taunton councilor helped catch suspect accused of slashing campaign signs. What happened?

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