FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18NM18171
December 7, 2018
FORMER FULLERTON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE CHARGED WITH PETTY THEFT FOR STEALING ELECTION SIGNS
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Fullerton City Council candidate was charged today with petty theft for stealing election signs.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Paulette Marshall Chaffee, 69, Fullerton |
Charged today, Dec. 7, 2018, with the following:
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One year in Orange County Jail |
Arraignment Dec. 18, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. Department N-8, North Justice Center, Fullerton |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crime, Chaffee was a candidate for a seat on the Fullerton City Council.
- On Oct. 2, 2018, the defendant is accused of stealing election signs that stated, “No Paulette Carpetbagger.”
- Chaffee is accused of taking a sign purchased by the victim from the front of his business in Fullerton. The defendant is further accused of taking a sign from the Union Pacific bridge in Fullerton.
- Fullerton Police Department took the initial report and the Orange County District Attorney’s office investigated this case. The defendant was identified through surveillance video.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Denise Hernandez, Special Prosecutions Unit