Thieves Steal Olmsted County Board Member’s Campaign Signs

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - A member of the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners is reporting the theft of some of his campaign signs.

Commissioner Jim Bier filed a report Friday, saying an unknown number of his re-election signs were missing.

He says they were taken Thursday or Friday from numerous locations in Rochester, rural Rochester, and the Byron area. Bier describes the thievery as “malicious.”

The sheriff’s office says it is treating the report as a theft case.

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