Stealing Road Signs

I knew that people stole street signs. What I didn't know was how many people stole street signs. I guess I should have known. There are a lot of bored kids (because they're all kids, right?) who want to decorate their dorm rooms. This is the prevailing logic, though you'll see in some of these stories that people may be stealing road signs for other reasons too.

Here are some recent stories about stealing road signs. As usual, some are funny, some tragic, some perplexing. All are true (as far as I know):

More Concerns about Missing Street Signs

The same concerns we've seen everywhere else about missing street signs.

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Nimrod Street Sign

The title of this says it all. Read further down in the article to hear about the glamorous Old Landfill Road.

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Street Sign Thefts Part of Culture?

You can see another item about this topic. I thought it was cool that they were promoting using the street sign image, but there very well could be the unanticipated consequence.

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Pierce County Stolen Signs

Pierce County Washington is home to Gay Road and at least one Route 69. So, one would think that these are the most popular street signs to steal. Apparently, they are not. The most common is right beneath your nose. It is the trusty stop sign. If you look through the archives you'll see that stolen stop signs are a bad, bad thing.

See istockphoto.com for the image.

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Three Boys Steal Gerard Street Sign

"11:44 a.m.: Three boys stole a woman's purse at Lodi Lake, 1301 W. Turner Road, and ran over a fence and through yards. Three juveniles were ultimately arrested."

Let me guess. One of the boys was named ... wait for it ... Gerard!?

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Street Sign Damage

Two 18 year olds and a 19 year old were caught in a drunken evening of street sign theft. Stealing street signs continues to be a way to have a good time on the town (literally).

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Smart Road Sign

Electronic road signs are nothing new. An electronic road sign that looks at a car's license plate, determine's what country its from and then displays a message in that country's language saying "drive on left". While the technology sounds incredibly cool, wouldn't it be easier to have a series of signs in different languages? What if the guy with German plates doesn't really speak German?

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