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| Shark kidnapped from Texas aquarium in baby's pram | |
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| A shark disguised by thieves as a baby in a pram and abducted from a Texas aquarium has been found and returned. | A shark disguised by thieves as a baby in a pram and abducted from a Texas aquarium has been found and returned. |
| The horn shark - called Miss Helen - "is in quarantine right now resting" and "is doing good so far", San Antonio Aquarium said. | The horn shark - called Miss Helen - "is in quarantine right now resting" and "is doing good so far", San Antonio Aquarium said. |
| On Saturday, the shark was grabbed from an open pool by two men and a woman, then wrapped in a wet blanket and put in a bucket with a bleach solution. | On Saturday, the shark was grabbed from an open pool by two men and a woman, then wrapped in a wet blanket and put in a bucket with a bleach solution. |
| The public helped track the thieves and one suspect is now in custody. | The public helped track the thieves and one suspect is now in custody. |
| An aquarium employee had noticed the abduction and had immediately alerted management. | An aquarium employee had noticed the abduction and had immediately alerted management. |
| But the suspects managed to leave the aquarium and escape in a car. | But the suspects managed to leave the aquarium and escape in a car. |
| Members of the public helped police track down the vehicle on Monday, after watching surveillance footage of the theft broadcast on local media outlets. | Members of the public helped police track down the vehicle on Monday, after watching surveillance footage of the theft broadcast on local media outlets. |
| Police officers then discovered that one of the suspects maintained an extensive collection of marine life in his home. | Police officers then discovered that one of the suspects maintained an extensive collection of marine life in his home. |
| "When we got into the garage and into the house it looked like almost a mock up of [the San Antonio Aquarium]," Leon Valley police chief Joseph Salvaggio was quoted as saying. | "When we got into the garage and into the house it looked like almost a mock up of [the San Antonio Aquarium]," Leon Valley police chief Joseph Salvaggio was quoted as saying. |
| "He knew very much what he was doing and kept that animal alive." | "He knew very much what he was doing and kept that animal alive." |
| The suspect is now in custody, and police want to question his two accomplices. | The suspect is now in custody, and police want to question his two accomplices. |
| The San Antonio Aquarium later expressed hope that the small shark would "recover fully from the shock, and return to her home she is used to". | The San Antonio Aquarium later expressed hope that the small shark would "recover fully from the shock, and return to her home she is used to". |
| "Sharknapping: Unsuccessful! Welcome home Miss Helen!" the aquarium said. | "Sharknapping: Unsuccessful! Welcome home Miss Helen!" the aquarium said. |