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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". | |
'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." |
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