GB City Worker On Leave For Stealing Aaron Rodgers Sign

The man arrested for stealing a temporary Aaron Rodgers street sign in Green Bay is a city employee. 47-year-old Thomas Hodkiewicz was jailed until he paid a $366 bond, the amount of his theft citation. He’s on paid leave from his technician’s job with the Green Bay Water Department, while his bosses investigate. Mayor Jim Schmitt said he was, “beyond disappointed” that a city employee was arrested. Schmidt dedicated the sign on Friday, renaming Minnesota Avenue as Aaron Rodgers Drive for the weekend as part of a series of gags for welcoming Brett Favre back to town. Police said they saw the sign in the Hodkiewicz’s car early Saturday. He told officers he took the sign on a dare – and he was going to take it home, take pictures of it, and put it back. He said he got caught up in all the hype over the Packer-Viking game, and he told officers he was, “an idiot.” The street went back to being Minnesota Avenue Monday.

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