Roller coaster stolen from Ohio fair
Crime certainly has its ups and downs. And a recent theft in Ohio just goes to prove it.
Police in Marysville, Ohio, were called to investigate the theft of a roller coaster from the Union County Fairgrounds.
The stolen ride — the Go-Gator — is a kiddie coaster, described as a moderate thrill ride with six cars with small passengers (height requirement of 36 inches).
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The Union County Sheriff’s Office in Marysville, Ohio, posted about the crime on Facebook, writing “The roller coaster was on a purple and green trailer and has alligator-designed train cars, about 20 ft. total length.”
Police are trying track down the culprit — or culprits. According to the report, whoever made off with it was driving a white Dodge RAM 2500 with Maine plates and was hauling the stolen trailer.
Luckily for police, a traffic camera snagged a photo of the truck — and the stolen roller coaster.
Chris Pastrick is a TribLive digital producer. An Allegheny County native, he began working for the Valley News Dispatch in 1993 and joined the Trib in 1997. He can be reached at cpastrick@triblive.com.
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