Arizona Forest Service Roads Spiked

July 23rd, 2014  Flagstaff author­i­ties are seek­ing the public’s help to gath­er any infor­ma­tion relat­ed to sharp­ened rebar that was placed in the Hap­py Jack area.

For­est Ser­vice law enforce­ment say that at least five pieces of the rebar was placed on for­est roads that are fre­quent­ed by off-high­way vehi­cles.

The sharp pieces are respon­si­ble for slash­ing at least eight tires last week­end, accord­ing to author­i­ties.

“The end of the rebar has been flat­tened and sharp­ened to a point and the exposed point has been paint­ed to blend in with the road sur­face,” Lin­da Wadleigh, Mogol­lon Rim Dis­trict Ranger, said. She added that the objects pose a threat to peo­ple hik­ing and walk­ing and to wildlife in the area.

[EF! Jour­nal edi­tor’s note: For more infor­ma­tion on road spik­ing — Ecode­fense: A Field Guide]