Stop looking, the bronze hog which went missing at the beginning of October from the Gardens at Razorback Road (University of Arkansas) has been found. Two people feared the worst when they came across “a big lump wrapped in plastic” near the Randal Tyson Track Center. They immediately rang police who on arriving slowly removed the plastic to discover the hog underneath. From all reports the porker is back safe and sound on campus. Police suspect the incident was a prank!

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Fisherman, Michael Wright, got an unexpected surprise when he spotted the World War I Doughboy statue sticking out of the mud in the Mogadore Reservoir. The 3ft high zinc statue which was the centerpiece of Memorial Day celebrations was pinched 2 weeks ago. Doughboy has been standing in the village for 70 years. The evil doers broke off the sculpture from it’s ankles and then proceeded to smash it’s head in before throwing it in the reservoir. The statue named Spirit of the American Doughboy was sculpted in 1936 by artist E.M. Viquesney (1876-1946). It depicts an soldier resting with his helmet pushed back and rifle in his left hand. Fund raising has begun for the repair of the doughboy whilst police try and find the culprits.

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The 400 pound bronze statue that once stood outside the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood has been found on a farm. Three years after the thieves cut the bolts of the Ammunition Plant worker statue which attached it to its base it was found lying in a paddock. The statue was originally erected in 2001 and then vanished in July 2005.The general consensus was that the statue had been melted down for money.
The statue was erected in honor of the 48 men who were killed and the 46 workers injured when an explosion ripped through the plant on the 5th of June, 1942 (during World War II). Problem now seems to be what to do with it. A $30,000 replacement statue now stands in its place!

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The Bloomingdale High School (Tampa) has had their 400-lb anatomically correct bronze bull statue returned (just in case you were wondering) Yes, the school mascot was stolen from its anchors Monday Night. Following a tip off the big bovine was found in a storage facility.No arrests have been made as of yet.

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