With signs being stolen almost as fast as they can be replaced, what’s a Trump supporter in Massachusetts to do? But Arthur Gonsalves of Andover went too far, triggering a state police response.
Police set up a perimeter around the house, closed Jenkins Road, and called the state bomb squad.
That last call was cancelled, however, when they heard Gonsalves’ story.
The black device with white tape and dangling wires was an old stereo equalizer. That’s all, he explained. He dug it out after two handmade Trump signs were stolen about two weeks ago from his property.
To deter the vandals, Gonsalves attached the box to one of two posts at the ends of a long sign with “Trump” painted across it in big red letters. He attached a flag to the other post.
“Booby Trap,” he wrote in small letters at the top of the sign, and “Danger” on the box.