The Old Ivy Road campaign office of Congressman Tom Perriello was broken into early this morning, says Jessica Barba, communications director for Perriello for Congress.
Between the hours of 2:30am and 5am, when the office was empty, perpetrators took campaign materials and “there was a Hurt sign that was put up in the front of the office and that was something that obviously wasn’t there when we left,” she tells C-VILLE.
Barba says whomever entered the ground floor office by bending and breaking a screen door took a packet of door hangers. Additionally, door hangers with incorrect precinct information were distributed throughout the Venable district.
“We found out later when we had canvassers going around that neighborhood,” says Barba. She adds that because it was caught early, this incident won’t be a huge factor in today’s elections. “UVA students, [many of whom live in the Venable district,] are pretty smart, so hopefully they’ll figure it out.”
County spokesperson Lee Catlin tells C-VILLE that police were called this morning to the campaign office and are investigating a potential break-in.