Smokey the Bear Helps Nab Suspect Allegedly Stealing His Signs

1 sourceUpdated Jul 31, 2025

Florida authorities say a man is in custody after he went on a bizarre, multi-city crime spree — stealing Smokey Bear signs from state forests and flipping them for $1,900 each on Facebook Marketplace. According to the…

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