PARMA, Ohio -- Thieves will get pennies on the dollar for more than 700 feet of aluminum bleacher planks stolen from Veterans Memorial Park, police said, but it will cost thousands to replace them.

The bleacher and press box replacement project at Investors Bank ... through recent snow and rain conditions, laying the new aluminum planks and footboards on both the visitors and home sides ...

Trooper Vincent Laselva said the theft occurred between Nov. 1, 2012, and Feb. 1 at the Little League portion of the park at 521 Pearson St. Someone removed 17 18-foot aluminum bleacher planks and ...