Copper sword stolen from statue at Lincoln's Tomb

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(11-12) 13:58 PST Springfield, Ill. (AP) --

Copper thieves have struck at Abraham Lincoln's burial site in Springfield, Ill.

An employee recently noticed that a copper statue atop the tomb was missing a 3-foot-long sword. The statue is of a Civil War artillery officer.

The sword was allegedly taken sometime between September and early November. It was broken at the handle.

Dave Blanchette is spokesman for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. He tells the (Springfield) State Journal-Register ( http://bit.ly/sxWgJm) that the theft is believed to be the first to state property stolen at the Lincoln Tomb Historic Site since the same sword was stolen more than a century ago.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/11/12/national/a135826S87.DTL

[Ian David]

1. They needed the sword to slay the invisible guardian of the tomb. n/t

[Booster]

2. How much does our Home Security Dept cost again?

[onpatrol98]

3. And no one noticed them???

:shrug:

[NBachers]

4. Is it on the cover of Bill O'Reilly's new book about Lincoln?