Posted on 10/05/2014 3:15:50 PM PDT by Kartographer
A California woman wasn't able to honor her late husband at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta after a thief made off with the balloon her daughter planned to pilot.
Police say Lucinda Wallace's hot air balloon was taken sometime early Saturday morning from the Nativo Hotel. The suspect also took a trailer holding the balloon and a Chevrolet Suburban with a California license plate that reads "baluner."
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Thanks for the ping. Such a shame.
Ha! Thanks for the ping. A second balloon has been stolen. I think that one has been recovered though.
Balloons get stolen every year during Fiesta. It is really sad.
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I don’t care what they say, it wasn’t me.
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