Posted on 07/13/2005 6:33:45 PM PDT by OSHA
BENNINGTON -- Another moose has been vandalized, this time in front of Star Electric. Officers from the Bennington Police Department found the Salvador Dali "Sal" moose lying on its side with damaged antlers Monday at about 1:15 a.m.
Three out-of-town men admitted to knocking over the Main Street moose, police said.
Marshall Lacroix, 22, and Tyler Lacroix, 22, both of Hammondsort, N.Y., and Nathan F. Efinger, 23 of Andover, Mass., were issued citations for unlawful mischief and ordered to appear in Bennington District Court on Aug. 22.
One was beheaded
This is the fourth incident of moose vandalism since the festival began in May.
Patty McGuire, head of Moosefest, and Town Clerk Timothy Corcoran both agreed it was an unfortunate event. They hope a message is sent to the public that moose vandalism will not be tolerated.
"I'm sorry the incident happened, but I'm pleased they caught who did it," said Corcoran.
Moosefest Chairman Jerry Kline reiterated the message of zero tolerance, saying harsh penalties will be pursued.
"Tampering with or damaging the moose can be anything from a misdemeanor to a felony because of the value, the artwork," said Kline.
Kline noted that the base value of a single moose is about $2,500, not including the "art value."
Bennington resident Tony Connor painted "Sal" the moose. Connor is a full-time artist and architectural illustrator.
Cheese, that's series........
Marshall Lacroix, 22, and Tyler Lacroix, 22, both of Hammondsort, N.Y., and Nathan F. Efinger, 23 of Andover, Mass., were issued citations for unlawful mischief and ordered to appear in Bennington District Court on Aug. 22.
One was beheaded
That does seem a rather extreme punishment even for knocking over a Salvador Dali moose.
Those horny Frenchmen will attack anything.
(They saw all that hair and went wild!)
A Møøse once bit my sister... No realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...
The mooses (meese?) deserved it. They bit that guy's sister.
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...
Møøse Trained by YUTTE HERMSGERVØRDENBRØTBØRDA
Møøse trained to mix concrete and sign complicated insurance forms by JURGEN WIGG
Jerry Kline for SCOTUS!
Soft on crime, eh, you bleeding heart liberal?
(I thought the same thing!)
Garish. I'd knock it over too.
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