Apparently not for free papers. According to a detective in the UNC or Chapel Hill Police, it is perfectly legal to maliciously remove papers. A few months ago the General Assembly made it illegal to vandalize portable toilets, but free newspapers, inherently at risk because they are free and often have small budgets, are fair game. Vandalizing a newspaper box or rack seems to be illegal, but it sounds like people can get away with that too, especially if there is a question of intent.
The Independent Weekly says they have not had problems at UNC, but Chancellor Thorp and the UNC Police have been made aware of the vandalism campaign against Triangle Free Press. Maybe it will even make the police briefs section of the Daily Tar Heel, though the DTH must know about the situation.
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