Brantford says someone stole a 101-year-old plaque from the Bell telephone memorial

The City of Brantford is asking for help after a 101-year-old bronze plaque commemorating the invention of the telephone was stolen overnight. Police say city employees alerted them to the fact the plaque had been "forcefully removed" from the monument on Wednesday. In a post to Twitter, the city describes the memorial at the Bell Homestead National Historic Site as a "vital part of our unique heritage."

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