Election seasons are known for being heated. But District 24 candidate Stacia Huyler seems to be experiencing especially bizarre and scary occurrences. Huyler's strangest claim is that a drone flies around her neighborhood harassing her and
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Election seasons are known for being heated. But District 24 candidate Stacia Huyler seems to be experiencing especially bizarre and scary occurrences.
Huyler’s strangest claim is that a drone flies around her neighborhood harassing her and her neighbors. While she isn’t sure if the device is targeting her, she said she has seen it fly very close to her home and right up to her windows. Regardless of whom it is targeting, it is invasive, she said.
Other forms of alleged harassment are more direct. Huyler said she’s been receiving letters full of graphic, personal attacks since she ran for mayor two years ago. Some have shown up at her parents’ home, causing them great emotional distress.
Huyler didn’t share the letters with the Beacon – she said they were too vulgar and sexually explicit to do so. In addition to the letters, Huyler said she’s received eight different magazine subscriptions, names of which she did not have on hand during our exchanges that she’s had to cancel. She believes the harasser is also responsible for those. Huyler said she took extensive legal action, handing over a packet of information plus her own fingerprints to the Warwick Police. She said she even attempted to involve State Police, but was referred back to Warwick Police.
“I believe the harasser is very mentally unstable and it's very concerning to me and my family because what comes next?” she said. “Will they snap? What are forms of harassment are they capable of? Stalking? Inflicting direct harm?”
Huyler’s “Warwick Watch” blog and Facebook page amplifies her voice throughout the city. She said the page attracts about 10,000 views a week and that most readers appreciate her work.
“When I go door to door, people say ‘I know who you are and thank you for what you’re doing,’” she said.
However, she believes the letter sender feels threatened by her work as a community activist.
Perhaps the least threatening of the incidents Huyler’s experienced is one involving her campaign signs. She claims to have personally witnessed them being stolen by her opponent Evan Shanley’s supporters, and said she filed a police report, which Warwick Police confirmed.
“I know it's someone from Shanley's inner circle,” she said. “A couple left his most recent fundraiser, pulled their car over, and started pulling my campaign signs off the lawns of my supporters.”
Shanley responded to the allegations, saying his supporters should leave Huyler’s signs alone – it takes courage to put oneself out there, plus signs cost money, he said. However, he added that he doesn’t think his supporters disturbed her signs in the first place.
“No one affiliated with my campaign has touched any of her signs… I’d certainly never support or encourage that,” he said.
Some of Shanley’s campaign signs have disappeared too, he said. He’s not sure if that’s a result of wind or theft, but recognizes that losing signs is unfortunate.
Shanley also has heard of the letters Huyler said she received. While claimed not to know their contents, he said he understands she’s taken them to be harassing and that it’s “terrible” for her, or anyone, to be personally attacked in that manner.
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Scal1024
A couple points...Stacia Huyler used to comment on this site, under different user names, often having conversations with herself. During these commenting conversations she'd tell herself what a great job she was doing, and to "keep up the good work". I wonder if that's considered "mentally stable"? It doesn't seem it...
After she was caught doing this she lied about it, denied it, and claimed it was the beacon "sabotaging her"(a complete and total baseless lie). She likes using that word "sabotaged" and has used it quite often. Sadly, this story is like the girl who cried wolf. She has used her Warwick Watch page to demonize people first, and ask questions later with no regard for who it might effect. She calls herself a journalist and a citizen activist yet has accomplished nothing other than proving she has too much time on her hands.
If someone is harassing her in this way then that is 100% wrong, unacceptable and it shouldn't be tolerated. However, her actions in the past allow for her critics to question anything she says. She has told lie after lie and made up conspiracy theories for the sole purpose of launching her own political campaign. She has no right to call anyone mentally unstable as she has shown the same exact habits.
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Report this
longtimewarwickite
Keep in mind this is the same "stable" person who outed a transgender student at pilgrim on her fb page
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Report this
Mylissa0013
Huyler claims that 200 pizzas were delivered to her home. Shanleys inner circle would never let that amount of delicious goods be wasted in that manner. Also, a drone? She is delusional if she believes she is a serious threat to Shanley'scampaign. Keep writing your little gossip blog and leave the politics to the people with a vested interest in bettering Warwick. Also, her signs look like baby poop.
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Report this
Warwick Man
Another one who is probably sending this crap to herself. I don't buy her story one bit. Partly because no one cares and no one give a rats behind about her campaign. How many screen names did this Mentaly unstable girl use on this site. When you debate yourself on a comment section your brain is fried.
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Report this
KaptainMorgan
She couldn't win "head of household' at her own address....
Coo Coo, Coo Coo -- time to go away!
anything to stay relevant I suppose....
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Report this
WAquilante
"Huyler’s “Warwick Watch” blog and Facebook page amplifies her voice throughout the city. She said the page attracts about 10,000 views a week and that most readers appreciate her work."-
That's because anyone who disagrees with her has their posts deleted and gets banned from the page.
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Report this
Kammy
It is disturbing that she feels that she is doing the citizens of Warwick a favor by attending the meetings and running for office. I think when she failed the mayoral election she turned to social media as an outlet to feed her own delusions. The shoot first, ask questions later philosophy is not a great way to prove your point. I wish her well. I hope she gets the help she needs. I just think she needs to remove herself from social media for a while and live quietly as a citizen.
Friday, October 7, 2016 Report this
wwkvoter
She claims all this support but so far, every comment here is against her. The articles in the newspaper last election about her deleting opposing posts etc, didnt help either. I dont really think she is the right person for an official office.
Friday, October 14, 2016 Report this
Nickwilliams
So, I'm a little confused here.. Is the woman that follows people around recording their every move angry that someone is manning a drone that is recording her every move? Did she really just say that being recorded is "Invasive"? Am I understanding this correctly?
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Report this