TIL There have been multiple instances of people stealing entire Bridges
TIL There have been multiple instances of people stealing entire Bridges
www.theguardian.com Ohio police ask for help finding thieves who stole entire bridge
Someone first stole the deck boards and then came back for the rest of the structure, leaving police baffled
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Damn, They are stealing them to sell for scrap.
I was so hoping the "I have a bridge to sell you" joke was actually based on a real event,
This post made me curious to search it myself.
Turns out there was a conman who repeated scammed people into thinking they bought the Brooklyn Bridge. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I_have_a_bridge_to_sell_you