700-pound pelican statue pilfered in California

[The Northerner]

NOVATO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in the San Francisco Bay area town of Novato are flapping about the theft of a park statue — a 700-pound bronze pelican.

The Marin Independent Journal says the statue, titled "Omay" — a Miwok Indian word for pelican — apparently was stolen over the weekend from a park near Scottsdale Pond.

The statue was commissioned by the city council in 2007 at a cost of $27,500. It is 9 feet tall with a 10-foot wingspan.

Novato police say it may have been stolen for its metal but the motive isn't clear yet. They're offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the thieves.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/700-pound-pelican-statue-pilfered-california-142804593.html

[Javaman]

1. Uh, Bob, what's that in your backyard? nt

[MilesColtrane]

2. The Crime of the Ancient Mariner!

(Pelican...Albatross...what's the diff?)

[Erose999]

3. When the find it smashed into a starbucks next week, theyll know whose responsible...

I'm guessing about a dozen guys in black hoodies.

[Ezlivin]

4. 800-pound male pelican suspected

N/T

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Thieves post manifesto, saying "We were tired of awaiting our tern."