...But apparently they know what kind of people steal toliets???

They must have had a disgusting job," Helge Homme, a cleaner from road service firm Mesta told newspaper Fædrelandsvennen.

A stinking hole in the floor has been exposed by the removal of the handicapped facility at the Honnevje rest stop.

"A very special theft," said Mesta manager Trond Heia. He has never heard of a complete stainless steel toilet being stolen from a Public Roads Administration (PRA) stop before. There is no question of vandalism, the fitting had been carefully unfastened and removed.

The theft will cost Mesta about NOK 20,000 (USD 3,125) including installation.

The PRA and Mesta may be stumped by the toilet heist, but are used to very petty thievery. Road workers regularly find that lamps, blinking lights on danger signals and even the hinges off garbage can holders disappear.

"We don't know what kind of people steal these lamps, we've never caught anyone," Heia said.