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Two New Castle men charged in theft of Lawrence County bridge

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in western Pennsylvania say two brothers have been arrested in the theft of a bridge.

Police allege that 24-year-old Benjamin Arthur Jones and 25-year-old Alexander William Jones of New Castle used a blowtorch to break up the Covert's Crossing Bridge sometime between Sept. 27 and Oct. 5. They face felony charges of criminal mischief, theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy.

The $100,000 privately owned and rarely used Lawrence County bridge was in a wooded area along a railroad line about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh. Authorities say the thieves apparently wanted to sell the corrugated steel for scrap.

The defendants remained in custody pending a preliminary hearing Thursday; listed numbers for them could not be found Saturday and it was unclear whether they had attorneys.

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