Man arrested for stealing city sign

A 65-year-old Marathon man was arrested Wednesday for stealing a city of Marathon no parking sign and throwing it in the canal behind his residence.

David Andrew Herberholz was charged with petit theft.

City of Marathon crews were installing no parking signs on city right-of-way property along the 500 block Sombrero Beach Road Wednesday when Herberholz told them if they placed one near his residence he would remove it as he did not want a sign posted there.

City officials noticed the $120 sign was gone later in the day. They contacted the Sheriff’s Office and relayed Herberholz’s previous statement/threat to remove the sign.

Herberholz admitted to removing the sign and putting it in the canal behind his home. The sign was removed from the canal and given back to the city of Marathon.

Herberholz was taken to jail.

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