A alert employee at Far West Fibers noticed something odd when a customer brought in a TriMet bus stop sign and post for metal recycling on Monday. He remembered reading a story about a sign turning up missing from a Beaverton bus stop recently and he decided to contact authorities. It turned out that a man found the sign laying in the ditch where work crews apparently tossed it while replacing sidewalks along SW Scholls Ferry Rd. Thinking that it had been abandoned, he took it to collect cash as scrap metal.
“This is a rare moment when government rolled up it's sleeves, and quickly solved a problem.” said Beaverton Mayor-Elect Dennis Doyle. “ We created a special task force with the City of Beaverton, TriMet, and the Oregon Department of Transportation to resolve this matter. Since the original sign was recovered, we were able to get some workers to install the sign on Wednesday.”
Beaverton police are checking the man's story, but it is doubtful that any charges will be filed. Patrol officers are on high alert throughout the city to prevent any more signs from being taken.
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FREAKING HILLARIOUS!
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