BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are investigating after Biden campaign signs at a city park were damaged.
The Jefferson County Democratic Party said two of their Biden-Harris signs were burned and destroyed overnight Sunday.
The chairman of the party, Joseph Trahan, said in a news release that the suspects uploaded videos of them destroying the signs to Snapchat.
Trahan described the acts as "childish and unacceptable." He also said a police report has been filed.
In Texas, it is illegal to tamper with campaign signs, including defacing, vandalizing or removing a lawfully placed sign prior to an election without permission.
"My hope is that this is an learning experience for those individuals or anyone else regardless of the political affiliations," Trahan said.
The Jefferson County Republican Party also responded to the vandalism with a statement Monday, Oct. 19.
"These acts are not acceptable, and we do not encourage or condone anyone who engages in this form of censorship," Jefferson County Republican Party Chairman Judy Nichols said. "This is the third time we've had to replace Trump-Pence signs since early voting,"
Party members, polling workers and members of the public should immediately notify police if any signs from any political candidate, Democrat or Republican, is removed or damaged, Nichols said.