Trafficking in traffic lights

Q: What's wrong with this picture? A: The lack of red, green & yellow lights atop the pole in the foreground.

Checking in on the local news, 30 traffic lights were stolen from the San Telmo neighborhood in the past two weeks alone. In a 2-block area-- Avenida Paseo Colón betw. Juan de Garay & San Juan--"more than 12" traffic lights were filched in just 15 days, according to La Nacion. The robberies have cost the government about $250,000.00 (Arg. pesos) so far this year. The thieves are after the aluminum, which fetches between $5.50 & $8 per kilo. The newspapers advise pedestrians to look both ways before crossing San Telmo streets.

Roban 30 semáforos en dos semanas

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