October 30, 2012 8:37 AM
Tenn. man arrested for stealing signs (no, it's not a baseball story)
Police in Bristol, Tenn. say they discovered that a man had about 30 stolen street signs in his house - a discovery they hope will get him to stop.
/ AP GraphicsThe Kingsport Times-News reports police spotted some of the street signs on the walls of Daniel Cross' home when they responded to a call about a domestic incident on Saturday morning.
Police said they also recovered two traffic barrels and a couple of traffic cones.
According to the arrest report, police saw an orange traffic barrel and traffic cone in a corner and found more signs in a pile under a child's bed.
Cross told officers the signs were given to him by a friend. He said he was going to decorate with them.
Cross was charged with receiving or concealing stolen property.
