Friday, July 10, 2009

Stolen eagles finally home

Two bronze eagles were stolen from Central Park more than 30 years ago by a drug dealer who used them to store his stash are finally back at home. Prosecutors say the statues were stolen from the City Employees War Memorial at the Mall in the mid-1970s. They say a drug dealer hid narcotics and money in the statues and later sold the bronze eagles to a client for US$200. Federal agents seized the statues in May 2008 after receiving a tip from the drug dealer. The statues were handed over to the city's parks department this week.

1 comment:

YC said...

I can't imagine whether the bronze eagles are the real ones that were stolen.
This is because it is 30 years ago.
Anyway, congratulation for taking back the stolen loot.
Take care not to lost it again.