[darkpuppet]

this is definitely cooler than my 'reserved for chief of police' parking sign...

Quote:SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - A tech-savvy prankster has been tampering with traffic lights in this Silicon Valley town, turning them off and rejigging wires so the lights flash red in all directions.

The prankster also has surreptitiously turned traffic lights to face the wrong way, mixed up the audible crosswalk signals that help guide the blind and thrown off the timing of lights to delay drivers.

City officials have launched a publicity campaign in hopes of thwarting the unknown crafty engineer, who has evaded the law for months.

The trickster has been performing antics for three months and has used a key to open control boxes and reprogram the lights. Most audaciously, he or she recently used a cherry-picker truck to turn an overhead signal across a busy intersection - but no residents or city officials reported any unusual activity.

No one has been hurt because of the pranks. Nonetheless, after ruling out insiders who work for the traffic division, Sunnyvale officials are asking residents to put down their cell phones and handheld computers and look for anyone tinkering with lights.

[paolo]

hahaha. There was a story a few years back about a family in toronto who thought someone was tampering with their electrical and telephone lines cus their lights were flashing on and off, and someone was talking over and listning to their phone calls, they sent in all kindsa investigators checking out the wires, looking for tapping devices, etc.., and in the end, it was the familys youngest son who was playing with the light switches, flipping circuit breakers, and lifting up the extension handsets when they werent looking, lmao, how the heck??

[ANTHONYD]

A good way to kill innocent people.

[scoobasteve]

Yeah, I hope they find that guy and throw his ass in jail...

[NefCanuck]

Yeah unless you're a blind person that relies on those audible signals and crosses when they shouldn't because of them. Then it isn't so much fun anymore :angry:

I hope they find that moron and throw their @$$ in jail for a good long time.

NefCanuck

[meford4u]

Ha. That's friggin hilarious. Even more funny is where the story takes place.
Sunnyvale.
Home of the Trailor Park Boys.
Must be Ricky and Bubbles up to no good

Fuktards