Coin-operated binoculars stolen in Massachusetts

Friday, March 17, 2017

FLORIDA, Mass. -- Massachusetts State Police are investigating the theft of a pair of 305-pound, coin-operated, binocularlike devices that gave tourists spectacular views along the state's famous Mohawk Trail. The viewers are mounted on metal posts at scenic vistas. Police said Wednesday they think the bronze and cast-iron viewers were cut from their wooden platform next to the Eastern Summit gift shop in the town of Florida sometime between Feb. 27 and March 7.

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