Posted on 09/28/2022 12:38:52 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Three men in Florida have been charged after attempting to steal traffic lights using a saw, officials said.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, a detective was driving home around 1 a.m. Tuesday when he noticed a suspicious van stopped at an intersection with its headlights turned off.
The detective then noticed sparks coming from the area where traffic lights were in the process of being installed.
Additional deputies arrived at the scene, where they said they found three men using a saw to cut the traffic lights off the poles. By the time law enforcement arrived, the men had already successfully cut down three stop lights and placed them inside the van.
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Well, they do make nice backyard Malibu lighting.
No, but shady traffic signal contractors might.
They’re being blown down all over the state! Could have waited a few days and gotten their fill.
Cool Hand Luke?
What. we. got. here is. failure to communicate.
Re: The market for stolen traffic lights.
Some municipalities pay for a service contract that includes maintenance and replacement of signs and signals. Replacing a few knocked-down lights, paid for by the crashing driver’s insurance company, one could pocket the payment amount and few if any would know.
Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering how a person would unload hot traffic lights.
ROFL hurricane humor.
I had both those songs on 45’s...................
1910 Fruitgum Company and Ohio Express...........I was a Bubblegum freak...............
“1910 Fruitgum Company and Ohio Express...........I was a Bubblegum freak...”
Now you’ve done it!
I’m going to spend the next few days downloading all the music from back then.
And I don’t believe I forgot about Ohio Express.
Where I grew up there were two radio stations, both am, one was country and the other played pop. So it was either country or the bubblegum Pop of the late 60’s.
This reminds me of the Copperhead Road in TN. I read that its street sign was stolen so often, the road was renamed.
Yeah, I’m sure there is no great demand for this product.
Yeah, I’m sure there is no great demand for this product.
Don’t forget The Archies!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Archies
And The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasenetz-Katz_Singing_Orchestral_Circus
And Lou Christie!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Christie
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