Brothers stole a bridge, sold 15.5 tons of scrap metal


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NEW CASTLE, Pa. — 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.

Authorities say Alexander Jones told a recycling company employee that he had permission to carve the bridge for scrap and showed the employee cellphone photos of the bridge. The recycling company called police.

The 50-foot-long by 20-foot-wide Covert’s Crossing Bridge was in a wooded area about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh.

The brothers’ phone numbers weren’t listed, and it’s unclear whether they have attorneys.

I would have thought you would get more money for that much in metal :p

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I would have thought you would get more money for that much in metal :p

I would too, but it depends what kind of metal. Some are worth much more than others. A relative of mine took apart a broken water cooler that he had sitting in his garage. The copper wiring in that fetched him far more than everything else in there combined.

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