Greenwich police: Two charged with larceny in theft of 'Do You Love Freedom' signs

GREENWICH — Two people have been charged with misdemeanor larceny in the past week in connection with the theft of lawn signs that belong to Jackie Homan and the Greenwich Patriots, according to police.

The red, white and blue signs in question pose a single question: “Do you value freedom?”

The Patriots describe themselves as a group of concerned residents from Greenwich and the surrounding areas who have organized a series of protests in recent months against vaccinating children, requiring masks in schools and what they say is the teaching of critical race theory.

According to police, a Riverside woman was charged Sunday with sixth-degree larceny, a misdemeanor, after she allegedly removed a sign from Binney Park and threw it in the trash at her nearby home.

In a separate incident Monday, Greenwich police received a report of a sign stolen from the roundabout at Perryridge Road and Lake Avenue. According to the police report, the sign was removed and placed in the back of a vehicle, which then drove off.

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“It is a real crime, and our group is frustrated that simple signs, promoting a social group in town, would get stolen while so many other signs remain standing,” Homan said.

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