Posted: 11/18/2010
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - Boynton Beach Police are searching for whoever stole a 250-pound mermaid statue from a man's backyard.
According to police, Timothy Gallo reported his 5-foot statue missing Wednesday from the backyard of his home on Northeast 10th Avenue.
Gallo told police he thought a friend had taken the statue to have it cleaned but the friend had not. He believes it was stolen sometime between November 8th and 17th. The statue is valued at $5,000.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Midian Diaz at 561-742-6113, Sgt. Frank Ranzie at 561-742-6132 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.
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