Art theft

Wooden wild boar sculpture stolen from Werl playground

Werl, Germany · Source report date:

Wooden wild boar sculpture stolen from Werl playground
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Soest district police announced on 12 November that a wooden wild boar sculpture had been stolen from a playground by Werl’s municipal forest between the afternoon of 21 October and the morning of 22 October. The sculpture weighs about 100 kg and is valued at about €1,500. Criminal police are investigating and seeking witnesses. Photo: Soest district police.

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