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Brothers caught stealing bridge and selling 15.5 tons of scrap metal

By BruceLee 580 days ago in Law & Politics  |  washingtonpost.com  |  Funny News  |  No comments

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Two brothers have been charged with stealing a western Pennsylvania bridge and selling the 15 1/2 tons of scrap metal for more than $5,000.

Police say 24-year-old Benjamin Arthur Jones and 25-year-old Alexander Williams Jones of New Castle used a blowtorch to break up the bridge in late September or early October. They face felony charges of criminal mischief, theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy.

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