Multiple signs were damaged and stolen in Donley County over the weekend along FM 2162 and SH 70.
Donley County TxDOT Supervisor Brian Miller said at least ten signs were damaged with one actually being removed.
“It looks like they just came up to them and pushed them down,” Miller said. “It needs to stop.”
Most of the signs were on FM 2162 with one stop sign being removed from SH 70 South.
TxDOT reminds the public that damaging and/or stealing roadway signs poses a risk to the traveling public. It’s not a harmless prank.
Damaging, destroying, or stealing state property or state traffic control devices including road signs is a Class C misdemeanor if the damage is less than $100; a Class B misdemeanor if the damage is between $100 and $750; a Class A misdemeanor if the damage is between $750 and $2,500.
The Class A crime is punishable by up to $4,000 in fines and up to one year in jail. If the damage is between $2,500 and $20,000, the crime is a state jail felony and is punishable by up to $10,000 in fines and between 180 days and two years in state jail.
If you have information about the damaged signs, please call the Donley County Sheriff’s Office at 806-874-3533.
To report missing roadway signs in the Childress District, contact the Public Information Officer at 940-937-7288.
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