700-Pound Pelican Missing

Police in California are offering $1,000 for information leading to the culprits behind the theft of a 700-pound pelican statue. Novato police said the sculpture, which the Novato City Council commissioned for Scottsdale Pond park in 2007 for $27,500, was apparently stolen over the weekend. The statue, named “Omay,” the Miwok word for pelican, was created by Idaho artist David Clemons. Police are investigating and a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief or thieves is being offered.