3 September 2007: A Bridge Bandit

Russian police have detained a 45-year-old municipal worker. He's charged with stealing a bridge.

The metal road bridge disappeared from a river crossing in a region east of Moscow. Police said they tracked it down to the man, who they say used his work truck to remove it, chopped it up and sold it for scrap.

In a statement police called it "the bulkiest theft of the year".

SaintFM expects the culprit will get a long span in jail.