Campaign Sign Vandal Arrested

John Chiarenza, an attorney and a member of the Board of Directors at the Briarwinds Condominimum Association, where I reside, was arrested by police for destroying, stealing and vandalizing my campaign signs.

I, Denny Wood, had to hire a private investigator to stake out and photograph the vandal. A video of Mr. Chiarenza was provided to police who went to his home and arrested him.

He, on release from jail,  stickered my van for "illegal parking" in my own parking space. And then again for not having a rear bumper. (I broke it in a field staking out my signs one night.)  It is actually a blessing as I can get close to my rear van doors. It was a Step Bumper. He has again stickered my van for the Denny Wood and Maurice Ferre bumper stickers on the van. Chiarenza is clearly on the warpath.

I have recieved a letter/citation for using my mask and snorkel in the pool, something that allows me to swim on my chest/stomach effectively. I have used the mask and snorkel in the pool since 1993. Chiarenza has photographed me in the pool lots.

He saw me driving my van into another resident's space the day he was released from jail and was calling to have my van towed. Several residents jumped on him, letting him know that I was helping to jump start a vehicle, on request, and he was talked out of calling the tow truck.

All of these events happened since his August 31 court date and Labor Day.

The State Attorney is seeking more witnesses to the sign destruction, removal of signs and tampering of the signs.

Frankly, I am declaring this evil Chiarenza the winner in this sign destruction/removal which he has been doing for months.My loss is my sign re-creation money and hiring the detective money. And too many hours re-posting the signs Chiarenza removed.  Many in the 1 mile radius have not been replaced as I am "out of signs". Only the Miami-Dade Police Department could change this outcome and they are not interested in catching Chiarenza.

More on this issue will soon be added.  Denny Wood