Worthy Not Deterred By Repeated Office Burglaries
The campaign headquarters of Mayoral Candidate Walker Worthy Jr. has been burglarized three times in recent weeks. The incidents took place the night of March 29, Easter Weekend and April 5. The campaign filed police reports and is in the process of purchasing surveillance cameras.
Campaign workers and dedicated volunteers are usually in the office, located at 12 South Warren Street, during regular business hours seven days per week. After the first incident, the campaign requested a greater police presence in the area, but it’s not immediately clear whether cops fulfilled that request. During the three burglaries, a computer monitor, a keyboard, a mouse and a printer were stolen. Each time the burglar entered the property, they left the office refrigerator and freezer doors open.
“When the perpetrator walks right by thousands of dollars worth of tools on the building’s upper floors on several occasions to get to the campaign office to steal a keyboard, printer, monitor and disposable cell phones, I am left wondering what this suspect’s true motivation is, other than to disrupt or intimidate me and my supporters,” Worthy said. “But I won’t be deterred by this. I will continue to run for mayor on the platform of improving public safety through community-policing, hiring grant writers to generate greater funding for every city department, and redeveloping blighted vacant properties throughout Trenton. This experience of being burglarized only makes me more sensitive to the concerns of our small business community in Downtown Trenton, who need to feel safe, and feel that their businesses are being protected.”
Worthy was out in the community when each of the burglaries happened. When Trenton Police complete their investigation, Worthy intends to share the information publicly. For more information about Worthy and his campaign, visit www.worthyformayor.com or his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/WorthyforMayor.
Green To Host Rally
On April 12 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Trenton mayoral candidate Darren “Freedom” Green will host a campaign rally at the Conservatory Mansion, 540 E. State Street. Green will lay out a concrete and detailed strategy for the first 100 days of his administration.