This story came from the "Weird News" category in the Mercury News. Apparently, there's been a rash of theft of lawn art in San Diego County. One of the items pilfered was a 600-pound bronze moose.That type of heist takes planning. Did it happen at night? When did people notice the moose was on the loose? How did the robbery happen quietly? And where did the stolen items go? It's not easy to hide a 600-pound bronze moose.
The theft most likely involves a connection to an enterprise that could melt the statue or otherwise use it for scrap metal. However, other possible motives should be considered. It's possible a jealous individual coveted the bronze creature. Or the object's disappearance could be related to a prank.
I don't know if security for other bronze statues has increased. Parks are filled with bronze sculptures Raymond Chandler famously described as "dull." Would anyone miss these public pieces if they vanished?
The photograph shows an example of a bronze moose; as far as I know, it is not connected to San Diego County's stolen moose sculpture episode.
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