$500 offered for lighthouse thieves' arrest

4/17/2009
Lake Erie pirates stole the Toledo Lighthouse boat lift, dock and ramp apparently for scrap aluminum.
Lake Erie pirates stole the Toledo Lighthouse boat lift, dock and ramp apparently for scrap aluminum.

The Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Preservation Society is offering a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of Lake Erie pirates.

According to Sandy Bihn, the society's president, the dock and ramp at the lighthouse were stolen between April 9 and Sunday.

Both cost nearly $40,000 and were installed in October so that the public could see the restoration work on the lighthouse.

The dock and ramp would have required gear to dismantle and a large boat to cart away, Ms. Bihn said.

The society asks those with information to call Lucas County sheriff's detectives.