‘Devil-May-Care’ Hooligans Steal Jersey’s ‘666’ Road Signs

Travel Blog  •  Valerie Conners  •  10.01.08 | 11:40 AM ET

As if combating Jersey Turnpike jokes weren’t enough for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to deal with, it can now add one more concern to its list: Someone keeps ripping off mile marker 66.6 signs from the state’s toll roads.

A spokesman for the Authority voiced trepidation, saying, “Given the symbolism of the number and the fact that it is obviously done in the middle of night, and in the middle of nowhere, I can safely say that I’m not eager to meet the rocket scientists doing it.”