Wisconsin Thieves Steal 1,300-Pound Gate

October 8, 2014

Green Bay, Wis., police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a 22-foot-long, 1,300-pound traffic gate that was stolen from a Fox River construction site.

Press-Gazette Media reports police said Monday the missing gate was used to control traffic on a bridge before being moved to a construction site. They say the thief or thieves used a forklift at the site to load the gate into a vehicle.

Police say the gate is marked with red reflective tape and has a metal power box on one end. They don’t have a description of the getaway vehicle.