Hey, Treasure Valley, keep an eye on your velvet Elvises. A recent wave of quirky crimes has washed over the area, and you don't want any of your odd prizes to turn up missing.
The dinosaurs have vanished. Gone. Never to be seen again? Check it out. On Friday, June 6, two wooden sculptures of velociraptors were stolen from the yard of Margaret and Donald Oliver off Hill Road. Don made the 6-foot-long dinosaur skeletons and they took about 40-60 hours to complete. Velociraptors are best known as the dinosaurs that chased the kids in the kitchen in the movie Jurassic Park.
On the lawn, the two velociraptors were positioned in attack mode against a sculpture of a triceratops. However, in real life that would never have happened: Triceratops had no enemies. Though the velociraptors were the smallest dino sculptures in the yard, taking two of them would have required some planning. Three years ago to the day several teens snatched one sculpture, but it was returned soon after. This time there are no leads, so instead of waiting for his dinosaurs to return, Don built new sculptures and now he drags them inside every night.
At the Milky-Way restaurant in Boise (816 W. Bannock), a five-foot-tall aluminum sign went missing one Saturday night three or four weeks ago. Bandits unplugged the 25-foot cord and made off with the sign. Owners Andrea and Mitchell "Milky" Maricich now have nothing heralding the restaurant, the sign had been in place since the restaurant opened July 7, 2001, and Milky says business has waned since it's been gone. The sign was imported from Hong Kong and cost $1,200. There are leads in the case, however, Milky said they will probably have to replace the sign.
Been to a wedding lately and maybe the chairs are a little weathered? Recently at Addie's restaurant (501 W. Main), not far from Milky Way, robbers took off with 25 beige and maroon patio chairs one night last February. The chairs cost $18 apiece, according to owner Heidi Bauknecht. There are no leads and nothing has been replaced.
And a little mess recently occurred in Eagle. Charges of malicious injury to property are being sought against four students at Eagle High school. The four seniors are accused of cutting down more than 20 trees at the school in the early morning hours of May 29, 2003.
The suspects are Jessie A. Hinshaw, Desiree C. Lopez, Zachary W. Peel and Austin J. Quapp. No other charges are expected and detectives believe these are the only individuals involved. Maybe they were building a log cabin for their senior project?
Photograph (The stolen MilkyWay sign)
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