Posts at pedestrian bridge reported damaged by ATVs

Written by The Morning Call

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

All-terrain vehicles intentionally were run into heavy posts that block traffic from the Portland pedestrian bridge, causing $3,400 damage, police said.

State police at Belfast said witnesses saw four people riding ATVs along the Delaware River at 6 p.m. Friday just before they stopped at the bridge and ran the vehicles into two 3-foot-tall posts that block vehicle access.

The posts are owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, police said. Police asked that anyone who knows about the incident call them at 610-759-6106.

Source: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/police/all-3portland.6938603jun24,0,7003230.story

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