Posted on 06/03/2014 1:01:28 PM PDT by beaversmom
A demented Sandy Hook “truther” was arrested Friday in Virginia after he stole signs from playgrounds in New Jersey and Connecticut that were dedicated to tiny victims of the Newtown school massacre, police say.
Andrew David Truelove, 28, lifted a sign May 6 from a Mystic, Conn., playplace dedicated to 7-year-old Grace McDonnell and also took a sign from the playground made for Chase Kowalski, also 7, in Mantoloking, N.J.
He called the parents of both children after the thefts and told them the shooting was a hoax and that their children never existed.
Cops in Stonington, Conn., got a lead on the suspect after he bragged about the theft and sent images of himself pointing the middle finger at the stolen signs to The Daily Banter, a news and opinion website. Police tracked the image data to Herndon, Va., where cops surveilled Truelove’s home and then searched it Friday. Police pose with the signs after they were recovered from a home Friday in Herndon, Va. Herndon Police Department Police pose with the signs after they were recovered from a home Friday in Herndon, Va.
The stolen signs were sitting in Truelove’s living room, Lt. Jim Moore, the Herndon police spokesman, told the Daily News.
The alleged thief has been sitting in jail since May 26 for a probation violation. His checkered background includes a conviction for abducting an 8-year-old girl from a schoolyard in 2007, cops said.
“We’re going to drive the signs to Connecticut and to New Jersey and deliver them to the families,” Moore said. “This was a very moving and very touching story. It’s nice to see the signs were not damaged too much while sitting in the house.” Truelove took pictures of himself pointing the middle finger at the stolen signs inside his Herndon, Va., then sending them and bragging about the thefts to website The Daily Banter. The email helped cops crack the case. Truelove took pictures of himself pointing the middle finger at the stolen signs inside his Herndon, Va., then sending them and bragging about the thefts to website The Daily Banter. The email helped cops crack the case. Previous Next
Cops in Virginia busted the Andrew David Truelove who stole signs from playgrounds in Connect and New Jersey that had been dedicated to victims of Sandy Hook. Cops cuffed Andrew Truelove in Herndon, Va. And charged with possession of stolen property; he could face charges in the other states too.
The playgrounds are two of 26 to be built by the “Where Angels Play” foundation in Hurricane Sandy-ravaged areas of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut in memory of the children and educators gunned down during the Newtown murders.
The stolen signs have since been replaced.
So-called Sandy Hook “truthers” are conspiracy theorists who believe the horrific massacre was staged by the government to help aid its cause to impose strict gun control laws. In their eyes, Grace and Chase never existed and their parents are actors.
“I spoke with the families and they are very happy to hear that hopefully justice will be done, and more importantly, he’s off the street,” the foundation’s founder, Bill Lavin, said of the suspect, who has documented mental health issues. “He’s ignorant of the tragedy and it’s scary to imagine that there are people out there that don’t understand the gravity of this tragedy. Not only the horrific pain of the experience, but to be tormented by these characters, is unsettling.”
Both children were among the 20 gunned down inside Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012.
Truelove has been charged with possession of stolen property, and will likely face charges in both Connecticut and New Jersey related to thefts, Moore, the Herndon police spokesman, told the News. Hand-crafted memorial cards honoring Grace McDonnell at the playground dedicated to her in Stonington, Conn., on May 13 after Truelove allegedly stole one of the signs. TIM MARTIN/AP Hand-crafted memorial cards honoring Grace McDonnell at the playground dedicated to her in Stonington, Conn., on May 13 after Truelove allegedly stole one of the signs.
“I was amazed with the grace and strength that these mothers and the families handled the situation,” Lavin said of the thefts. “They handled it with far more poise than I did. It’s just a testament to their unbelievable strength and courage through an unbelievably difficult time.”
Lavin said 23 of the 26 playgrounds are completed. The final one, for Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung, is expected to be built by mid-September.
For more information, visit thesandyproject.org.
(VIDEO) Robbie Parker (father of ‘killed’ girl) laughs and gets into character to deliver his flawless 5-minute monologue, 1 day after his daughter was supposedly shot to death at Sandy Hook.
In his heyday, not even Marlon Brando could deliver a full 5-minute speech without flubbing some words.
My opinion = this guy’s an actor with a great memory.
This speech was rehearsed until he had it perfect.
Sandy Hook was a gun-grab psyops stunt by the Ostapo.
Watch this clip and tell me I’m wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMINqFGNr-w
My opinion is that if you believe that, you are a loon.
Umm, no.
26 people died and one loon killed himself. It happened.
“His checkered background includes a conviction for abducting an 8-year-old girl from a schoolyard in 2007”
And why was he back on the streets so soon after that?
Too bad the WH already has a new spokesman...
I am so sick of lunatic conspiracy theorists I can’t stand it.
You're wrong
“... tell me I’m wrong ...”
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You are wrong, and you should seek professional help.
I didn't know there was any other kind of Sandy Hook truther???
So that guy in the video I posted, Robbie Parker, ISN’T smiling and laughing at the start of the video?
And then he doesn’t hyperventilate as actors do, to get into character, before launching into a flawless 5-minute-long speech?
Is that what you’re saying.
You're not only wrong burt your a ........
Am I crazy to suggest Hussein is a saboteur with a forged birth certificate too?
The so-called ‘president’ has ZERO FORMS of identification.
I don’t believe I’m the crazy one. I believe I’m reacting to clear facts that indicate a fraud president and a fraud at Sandy Hook.
You’re wrong. One of the kids that was killed was my neighbor, and very much a real person.
Look.
If: You don’t think the tragedy at Sandy Hook was real.
And: You don’t think it was the result of one deranged individual.
Then: You and I have nothing to talk about on the matter.
Well kinda, but it's the following crap you just posted that convinced me that you are a pathetic idiot............
He called the parents of both children after the thefts and told them the shooting was a hoax and that their children never existed
Try and tell ME that any children I may have had murdered never existed...........
I didn’t say ‘nobody died,’ I said the event was a fake. It was a false flag.
I said that guy Robbie Parker in that video I posted is ACTING, b/c as you can clearly see in the first 10 seconds he’s smiling, laughing, and then does an actor’s exercise to get into character and project emotion as actors do before an intense ‘take’ on a movie/TV shoot.
I think people are dying at these events but I’m not buying the FBI storylines.
Do you trust Eric Holder for some bizarre reason?
I am a movie producer and I don’t know any actors who “hyperventilate” to “get into character.” It’s called ACTING.
Look closer, you can see Loretta Fuddy being speared by ninja assassin frogmen.
Since you’re a producer, how many actors have you hired who can deliver a full five (5) minute monologue, in a single take, ON THE FIRST TRY, with zero (0) stutters or errors, allowing the director to move on to the next shot?
Be honest.
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