Sheriff’s Office Reports “Alarming Increase” in Road Sign Damage in Talbot County Costing Taxpayers Thousands of Dollars
The Talbot County Sheriff鈥檚 Office is asking for your help identifying the individuals responsible for damage to county road signs. Talbot County Roads Superintendent and the Talbot County Sheriff鈥檚 Office have noted an alarming increase in these incidents over the last year, with the majority of damage occurring in the Cordova area. According to the Superintendent, 64 incidents have occurred over the last year, costing Talbot County taxpayers almost $18,000 for repairs and replacement of road signs. According to Talbot County Roads invoices, nearly 90% of the reported incidents were caused by vandalism. Anyone with information should contact the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office (information below).
Additional Information from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office says only do these senseless acts of destruction cost taxpayers
money, but they also divert the efforts of the county roads workers away from projects to
improve roadways in our county.
If anyone has any information related to these acts, they are
requested to contact the Talbot County Sheriff鈥檚 Office at 410-822-1020, by email at
sheriff@talbotcountymd.gov, on Facebook at Talbot County Sheriff鈥檚 Office or on our
website; talbotsheriff.org. Any information can be made anonymously and will be kept
confidential.
