“He really liked that.” Part of the city’s Benchmark Program, the 7.6 cm by 28 cm bronze plaques were added to city benches in parks and along riverbanks and sidewalks beginning in 1995.

EDMONTON—Police in Edmonton say they have arrested a 46-year-old man in the thefts of more than 100 bronze memorial plaques from city benches. City officials have said the plaques were taken ...

The most striking discovery the team made when comparing the weights of these various items was that 70.3 percent of bronze rings — which total more than 2,600 items — all fell within a weight ...