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Police Reject Removal of Rainbow Sign Seller Sherlock

6/27/2026

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Police have declined to remove Simon Sherlock, saying he harms no one.
Sherlock displays hand-made rainbow signs at Wellington Station, Lambton Quay and Cuba Street, selling them for $20 and giving some away.
After a 2018 cliff fall and a 2023 Krabi altercation, he suffered a traumatic brain injury, post-concussion syndrome, anxiety, a year in Thai prison, a $44,000 student-loan debt and six-month probation.

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Police have declined to remove Simon Sherlock, saying he harms no one.
Sherlock displays hand-made rainbow signs at Wellington Station, Lambton Quay and Cuba Street, selling them for $20 and giving some away.
After a 2018 cliff fall and a 2023 Krabi altercation, he suffered a traumatic brain injury, post-concussion syndrome, anxiety, a year in Thai prison, a $44,000 student-loan debt and six-month probation.