Police: Homeless Man Stole Aircraft Warning Light from Zakim Bridge

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Clifford W. Beckford, 34, stole an aircraft warning light from Boston’s Zakim Bridge and left it at a historical city tavern, state police said Wednesday.

Beckford was arrested Tuesday evening and has been charged with breaking and entering, larceny, receiving stolen property, malicious destruction of property, committing injury to a bridge and defacement of property, according to NECN.

Beckford allegedly stashed the beacon in a snowbank next to Route 93 and later returned to retrieve it with his car, state police said.

The Boston Herald reported that the missing light was recovered from the basement of the Warren Tavern in Charlestown, where the manager told police an employee brought it inside after finding it resting in the snow.

Beckford was ordered to undergo a 20-day mental health evaluation.