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Thieves take 5,000 pounds of lead bricks

Wed, Jul 2, 2008    to del.icio.us




ANN ARBOR (AP) — Talk about a strong-arm robbery.

Campus police said thieves swiped 200 lead bricks sometime over the weekend or on Monday from the University of Michigan.

The bricks weigh a total of 5,000 pounds and are worth about $2,000, police said.

They are used as barriers to contain radiation in scientific experiments.

Police said the thieves may have intended to sell the lead bricks as scrap metal.



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