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A bridge too far
2021-12-22
[WashingtonExaminer] Police say 63-year-old man stole entire bridge

Someone "craned" for attention in stealing a bridge from a local park.

According to police in Akron, Ohio, that person is 63-year-old David Bramley, arrested Friday on charges of felony theft.

"Detectives discovered that Bramley, who formally worked in the Akron area, paid a local trucking company for a crane service. The crane was later used to place the bridge on and off a vehicle that transported it to the Medina County property," said the Akron Police Department in a press statement.

The bridge in question was 58 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 6 feet high. Local officials reported that the bridge had suddenly disappeared without notice in mid-December and asked for tips or information about the thieves.

Those tips allowed police to identify Bramley as a suspect. Upon investigating his property, police said they found the bridge partially disassembled. Bramley has not commented on whether he committed the crime.
Posted by:Procopius2k

#11  Did they post a pic on the back of a milk carton?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-12-22 15:06  

#10  Not your smartest wanna-be criminal bridge engineer

I'd check the Florida International University grad list for suspects.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-12-22 13:30  

#9  "Where's that confounded bridge?"

- Led Zepplin
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-12-22 12:55  

#8  Ohio man quickly catching Florida man.
Posted by: Lonzo Hapsburg5562   2021-12-22 12:27  

#7  Perhaps he was taking it to Arizona?

"Anyone seen my bridge? I'd hate to lose it... it was part of a set..."
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-12-22 11:23  

#6  
#4 Nobody noticed a crane lifting a 58 foot long bridge?

Seriously?
Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-12-22 09:41


...If I have my locations right (full disclosure - it's been 30 years since I spent any real time in Akron) this was near the south side of Downtown, and that's an industrial area with constant construction. It would have certainly been noticed by someone passing by, but it wouldn't have seemed terribly out of the ordinary.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2021-12-22 11:17  

#5  have we reached peak stupidity yet?
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-12-22 10:42  

#4  Nobody noticed a crane lifting a 58 foot long bridge?

Seriously?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-12-22 09:41  

#3  Hey pal, wanna by a bridge?
Sure. But how will I get it home?
No problem! I know a guy with a crane.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-12-22 09:10  

#2  Pedestrian bridge, usually in 2 spans. The cast-in-place concrete decking will be F'd up from lifting. Not your smartest wanna-be criminal bridge engineer
Posted by: Frank G   2021-12-22 08:44  

#1  ....Yeeeeeeeeeah, if you have to hire a crane to steal something, you probably haven't thought your fiendish plan all the way through.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2021-12-22 06:56  

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