An Iowa man who stole a Joe Biden presidential campaign lawn sign later swiped stacks of local newspapers that reported on the crime, a report said. Details on Peter De Yager’s July 26 theft of the sign in the Iowa Great Lakes area, which he later pleaded guilty to, appeared in the Sept. 2 issue of the Dickinson County News, the weekly newspaper reported. Yager was only charged with stealing from one location, however numerous stores in the area reported their Sept. 2 issues of the local newspaper were also taken. The store’s general manager, Tracy Theye, told the Dickinson County News that she recognized Yager, a regular customer, on store surveillance footage that captured the theft of 35 newspapers. Yager paid for the stolen copies, Theye said, and said he planned to pay back other area stores.

Source: The Local October 08, 2020 03:55 UTC