COLONIE — Donald Trump wants to build that wall.

Robert Marini has emulated his preferred presidential candidate.

After a rash of Trump lawn sign snatchings from his East Hills Boulevard residence, the prominent Capital Region home builder has encased his latest homemade sign in concrete and surrounded it with barbed wire and lights in an attempt to deter would-be vandals and thieves from messing with his show of political pride. And if those features aren't enough of a deterrent, a warning sign bellows: "DO NOT Touch The Sign. If you are reading this, you are TRESPASSING. You WILL BE PROSECUTED To The Fullest Extent Of The Law."

"I don't have enough time in my life to go around stealing Bernie Sanders signs or Hillary Clinton signs. It's not something that I even thought about doing," Marini said Monday. "Everybody's got a right to free speech, right? At least we think so in America today. But some people on the left don't believe in that, so they just take what's not theirs."

Since June, Marini has had five Trump signs stolen from his lawn. The identity of whoever stole them is not known, even after a camera on Marini's property captured the crime. The grainy video shrouded the criminal's identity in the kind of secrecy that isn't uncommon in politics.

The builder said he does not believe he was a target because of his prominence. Rather, it would appear to be an incidence of theft due to ideological differences. Nobody else in his neighborhood has brandished any Trump pride in the form of a sign, he said.

Marini's sign posted in his front yard never was stolen. It was just those that he planted on his back hill. He said his new sign — complete with the security dressing — was created when he finally got sick of having campaign-approved signs taken.

To be sure, the political silly season bringing out action that crosses the line of legality isn't anything new. A note to would-be thieves, though: State Police said getting caught snatching a lawn sign could lead to misdemeanor larceny charges. That means the sign snatcher, if convicted, would likely face a fine.

More noteworthy cases of vandalism against Trump supporters have cropped up, perhaps given 2016's divisive tone.Marini said he supports Trump because he makes the most common sense out of all the politicians that are out there, pointing out, "You won't find a Hillary Clinton supporter who'll tell you that."

Consider the case of the Staten Island homeowner who had his 12-by-8-foot "T" featuring the colors of Old Glory set ablaze early this month. The Post reported that Trump called supporter Sam Pirozzolo personally after the arson (it was being investigated by both the NYPD and FDNY as such) to tell his fellow New Yorker that he appreciated his support.

Marini said he has not involved the police after the incidents at his home.

"I don't want to bother the police with something like that," he said.

"They steal this one, they're going to get a police report, though," he quickly added of the new sign.

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