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‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from Alabama radio station | Alabama (www.theguardian.com)

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‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from Alabama radio station | Alabama::Small radio station forced to go silent after ‘unbelievable’ theft of giant tower, which would cost over $100,000 to replace

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I hate organised crime, but damn, part of me just finds this so impressive that I'm not even angry

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This was simply a meth heads, or junkies, with the right power tools, heavy equipment, and knowledge.

They've either already sold it for scrap, have one of the biggest ever private HAM repeaters in their backyard, or possibly duct taped it to their now collapsed roof.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

High voltage transmissions towers have parts stolen all the time. I have a vague memory of half a dozen being stolen from a desert in India and no one noticing for a year