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Cambridge gorilla mascot found after being won in pub pool match Cambridge gorilla mascot found after being won in pub pool match
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A mascot's head which was stolen from a Cambridge shopping centre children's club has been returned - after being won in a pool match at a local pub.A mascot's head which was stolen from a Cambridge shopping centre children's club has been returned - after being won in a pool match at a local pub.
Gordon the Green Grafton Gorilla's head was last seen a week ago.Gordon the Green Grafton Gorilla's head was last seen a week ago.
Police said three youths later tried to sell it to a pub landlord for £40. He challenged them to a pool match saying he would take the head for free if he won, or pay double if he lost.Police said three youths later tried to sell it to a pub landlord for £40. He challenged them to a pool match saying he would take the head for free if he won, or pay double if he lost.
The youths lost, Gordon was recognised, and taken to the police station.The youths lost, Gordon was recognised, and taken to the police station.
Michael Wiseman, director of the Grafton Centre said staff were delighted to have Gordon back, and he was now in "a very safe location". Michael Wiseman, director of the Grafton Centre, said staff were delighted to have Gordon back and he was now in "a very safe location".
'Gordon's adventure''Gordon's adventure'
The £3,000 mascot is a regular at the monthly "Kids' Club", and Mr Wiseman said the children were "devastated" when Gordon failed to show on Sunday.The £3,000 mascot is a regular at the monthly "Kids' Club", and Mr Wiseman said the children were "devastated" when Gordon failed to show on Sunday.
"We couldn't send out a headless gorilla," he said."We couldn't send out a headless gorilla," he said.
Det Sgt Chris Tatum-Horsfield, who had earlier called the theft "callous", returned Gordon to the centre.Det Sgt Chris Tatum-Horsfield, who had earlier called the theft "callous", returned Gordon to the centre.
"He told us about the pool match, but that wasn't quite the end of Gordon's adventure," Mr Wiseman said."He told us about the pool match, but that wasn't quite the end of Gordon's adventure," Mr Wiseman said.
"The landlord gave him to a friend who runs another pub in the city, and likes to have quirky things around."The landlord gave him to a friend who runs another pub in the city, and likes to have quirky things around.
"That's when they realised they had a stolen item.""That's when they realised they had a stolen item."
They walked the head about a mile (1.6km) to the city's police station.They walked the head about a mile (1.6km) to the city's police station.
"The funny thing is, one of our security guards was driving home at the time and saw a man with Gordon's head under his arm," Mr Wiseman said."The funny thing is, one of our security guards was driving home at the time and saw a man with Gordon's head under his arm," Mr Wiseman said.
"She could barely believe her eyes and called the police, who told her they were expecting Gordon, and would bring him back to the Grafton later.""She could barely believe her eyes and called the police, who told her they were expecting Gordon, and would bring him back to the Grafton later."