600-pound bronze moose among Calif. statue thefts
Published 9:25 am Thursday, March 31, 2011
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County authorities are looking for art thieves who have made off with at least 18 metal, wood and concrete statues — including a 600-pound bronze moose.
The North County Times reports the thieves have stolen nearly $44,000 worth of lawn art since October. Most of the thefts occurred in San Marcos and Ramona.
The artworks included Buddha yard statutes, a life-sized aluminum colt, a 3-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary and a copper statue of three children valued at $15,000.
Detectives suspect that the metal works may have been broken up and sold to recyclers, while the other pieces might have been resold.
