My kind of criminal

Squ

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/100140-czech-police-wonder-where-bridge-has-gone



Police in the Czech republic are trying to find out who stole a 4 tonne railway bridge from the border town of Cheb.
The company which was responsible for looking after the bridge raised the alarm when, ever alert, they noticed that the bridge wasn't there any more.
The bridge was on a disused stretch of line just outside Cheb.
Martina Hruskova, a spokeswoman for the Czech police, commented to AFP: 'We are not sure if it was taken for personal use or for its scrap value.' Exactly what that 'personal use' might be was left unsaid.
'It is the first time we have dealt with this type of theft,' she added.
Of course, it's not the first time some light-fingered bridge enthusiast has made off with a bridge. At least two bridges have been nicked in Russia in the past six months, and a pair of bridge thieves appropriated two Macedonian bridges last February.

paperclip2

Consequences of telling your mate to build a bridge....:D:D

John Doe1

Good luck trying to sell that:D

Ghandee

They should have gotten over it by now.

Jeeeez. :rolleyes:

hairyprincess

maybe someone just wanted to get over it

prinz

Scrap metal boss? Only four tonnes left..

WoollyRedHat

A bridge too far.

prinz

The of Madison County.

davet82

hmmm... i wonder how much i'd get for the ha'penny bridge

Thrill

John Doe1 wrote: »

Good luck trying to sell that:D

Well, they'll cross that bridge when they come to it.

Either that or steal it.

fasttalkerchat

The regularly find tonnes of stolen scrap metal in Poland. Railway tracks are a popular earner.

This was in the news a few weeks ago. A lorry containing 14,000kg of prawns was left at the side of a road. The lorry was still there but the contents was stolen!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17780622

Man of Aran

Perhaps they got invited over to a friend's house for a game of bridge ,,,, and decided to bring along their own deck ?

FoxT

They clearly need to Czech their bridges more often.
Police are now urgently searching for a gang of arch-criminals.

Squ

So many puns, so little time

RichieC

He's playing the long game, next time his mate says something outrageously gullible he will actually offer him a bridge to buy!

RachaelVO

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down...


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(the puns going on here are hilarious)

Jesus Wept

Stealing a bridge would be easy if you knew what you were at. What I am getting at is... who on earth would think you were stealing it, even while you were doing it.

southcentralts

I guess that town is going to have to build a bridge and get over it.

pickarooney

I guess they took the initiative when the bank refused to give them a bridge loan.

Feeona

I can just imagine a Czech version of Dougal looking shocked when he saw the bridge was gone. Although there's a big difference between a corner flag and a bridge in fairness.

Born to Die

Where will all the Czech Trolls go now that their bridge is no more?

Feeona

Andy Carroll wrote: »

What I am getting at is... who on earth would think you were stealing it, even while you were doing it.

True. I remember hearing a story about a con man who sold the Eiffel Tower to a poor unsuspecting sap. If you look like you know what you're at, you can do anything!

wilkie2006

"Hey bossman, would ya buy a bridge der? Suits ya grand, it does..."

Man of Aran

Feeona wrote: »

True. I remember hearing a story about a con man who sold the Eiffel Tower to a poor unsuspecting sap. If you look like you know what you're at, you can do anything!

Remember the story of the Texas? millionaire who purchased & had the old London Bridge shipped back piece by piece and erected on his estate. Then disappointed to realize it was not the classic Tower Bridge as he expected!:D True story apparently.

paddyandy

Man of Aran wrote: »

Remember the story of the Texas? millionaire who purchased & had the old London Bridge shipped back piece by piece and erected on his estate. Then disappointed to realize it was not the classic Tower Bridge as he expected!:D True story apparently.

At the time i did wonder at the purchase i remember well and you may have explained
what seemed a ridiculous idea to a much younger me . THANKS !

superstoner90

Meh!

JayzuzHowiye

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

The regularly find tonnes of stolen scrap metal in Poland. Railway tracks are a popular earner.

This was in the news a few weeks ago. A lorry containing 14,000kg of prawns was left at the side of a road. The lorry was still there but the contents was stolen!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17780622

Something fishy about that.

kerry4sam

Andy Carroll wrote: »

Stealing a bridge would be easy if you knew what you were at. What I am getting at is... who on earth would think you were stealing it, even while you were doing it.

Feeona wrote: »

True. ... If you look like you know what you're at, you can do anything!

This is getting to be more frequent from what I am hearing. What is worse is that people don't ask questions when they see people doing something they think is out of line even in a premises/shop/any commercial setting. Someone walks in acting like they know what they are doing, acting all professional-like, says 'yes I know where I am going and what I need to do' and with no further questions asked by the staff before they know it, items have been stolen and they are surprised! Shame really that people don't ask more questions in scenarios like that.

Squ

kerry4sam wrote:

Someone walks in acting like they know what they are doing, acting all professional-like, says 'yes I know where I am going and what I need to do'.

This has served me well in work for years..

Lando Griffin

Imo same people responsible for all these thefts; this is their 5th bridge in 6months; that's some track record.

BornToKill

Have they brought Mary McAleese in for questioning? Prime suspect ...

Victor

Several km of a Greek railway disappeared.

a5y

I heard a rumor this all started with petty stuff* and quickly got out of hand with bigger stuff*.








*Like shoplifting.

charlemont

Anyone looking to buy a bridge ? Maybe swap for a few K's of Hash...

SoulTrader

TL;DR

Is there an abridged version?

minidazzler

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

A too far.

Nothing to see here...