A Democratic candidate in Colorado was caught on security camera video stealing a package from a porch.
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The Health Ranger ReportOct 22, 2026
The claim matches the post's wording, but no source reports a Democratic candidate caught on security video stealing a package. The closest story is Castle Rock candidate Chris Phelen, seen on doorbell video removing an opponent's campaign flyers from a porch; that involves flyers, not a package, and no source gives his party.
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… Yeah, I know you don't want to get in too much trouble. Very kind, nice, soft, comfy hand, right? Handcuffs. I could totally support that. I mean, think about the American Ben Gavir, Randy Fine. You know, it's like, who does he represent? Not America. Did you see there was a Republican who, uh, I guess or no, it was a Democrat in Colorado who stole a package off of somebody's porch? Is this just happened? Uh, I guess dropping flyers for midterms. Can Democrat candidate steals a package, or looks through a package, whatever. Caught on the security camera video. All the, all the right wing accounts, the digital influence accounts that just push all the Trump propaganda, they're all replaying this. They're all, "Look at this Democrat. None of them, and I looked, none of them posted it when Randy Fein did it. …
The Health Ranger Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. A 9News video, reported by The Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics, shows Castle Rock Town Council candidate Chris Phelen removing and crumpling his opponent Tiffany Coyle's flyer from a porch and leaving his own; Phelen admitted the act.[4][5][11]
Context. The Phelen incident involves campaign literature, not a package, and the sources do not identify his party affiliation, so it is a nearby but different event rather than a match for the claim.[4][5][6]
Context. A 2025 doorbell video reported by CBS Colorado shows Chrisanna Elser, who was wrongly accused by police of stealing a package off a porch; she is not a candidate and the case does not match the claim.[3]
Context. No source reports any Democratic candidate in Colorado being caught on security camera video stealing a package, so the claim's central assertion is neither substantiated nor refuted by the provided sources.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Sources
11 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 7 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1News & Politicssnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Fact Check Posts – PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Watch 2025 doorbell camera video of interaction between ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Castle Rock candidate seen stealing opponent’s campaign materialscoloradopolitics.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Castle Rock candidate seen stealing opponent's campaign materialsdenvergazette.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Amy Windju, Appointed by Douglas County Commissioners, Used Alias to Spread 'Caught Stealing' Campaigndouglascountyco.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Political events this week run gamut from Ballots & Brews ...vaildaily.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Caught on camera: Littleton mayoral hopeful accused of tampering ...rockymountainvoice.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 9CBS's "60 Minutes" Profiles Election Denier Tina Peterselectionlawblog.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Neguse and others receive suspicious packages; Attorney General candidates address CO River crisis; Boulder firebomber moves to change plea on federal hate-crime chargeskgnu.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 11Castle Rock candidate seen stealing opponent’s campaign materials - NewsBreaknewsbreak.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context
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