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3-Foot Turtle Sculpture Takes A Walk In Westhampton: Police

Police are looking for whoever stole this sculpture of a turtle from a Westhampton front yard.

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A statue of a turtle was stolen from a front yard in Westhampton sometime between March 19 and April 4, police said.
A statue of a turtle was stolen from a front yard in Westhampton sometime between March 19 and April 4, police said. (Courtesy Suffolk County Police.)

WESTHAMPTON, NY — A 3-foot statue of a turtle weighing 30 lbs. took a walk in Westhampton recently — police are searching for whoever stole the artwork from a front yard sometime between March 19 and April 4.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Southampton Town Police Department are asking for the public’s help to find the thief who stole the green-and-bronze sculpture, valued at $800, from outside a residence on South Road.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about the incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com.

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