FROLOVO, Russia, June 22 (UPI) -- A Russian was arrested for making off with a bridge this week after police said they followed drag marks to his home.Stealing a bridge, eh? "Tell me/Where in the world is/Carmen Sandiego?"
The 23-year-old beauzeau in the northern Vologda region apparently hooked the small steel bridge to his tractor and hauled it away to sell as scrap metal.
Gives new meaning to the phrase "pons asinorum".
Police told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency they followed the trail the bridge [sic] left on the ground to the suspect's house in the village of Frolovo. The man had allegedly used a cutting torch to disassemble the bridge, but had not yet sold them.
"So, I just need to find buyers for this--"
"Police! Freeze!"
"****!"
RIA Novosti said the alleged bridge thief was added to the roster of daring Russian unauthorized removals of items made from metallic elements, which includes several locomotives and a special bicycle ridden by a circus bear.
Robbing a bear? Can you say "Darwin Award"?