Posted on 06/03/2007 7:04:27 AM PDT by palmer
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - Chesapeake police are asking the community to keep an eye out for a cow statue stolen from a billboard _ and the person who ran the polka-dot pajamas the animal was wearing up the flagpole at an area restaurant.
You read that right: A cow was stolen wearing polka-dot jammies.
Authorities said on April 9 they received a call that a Fiberglas Chick-fil-A statue formerly attached to a billboard was in the middle of the highway. The billboard, reading "Shav Showr Eat Chikin," is part of an advertising campaign by the Chick-fil-A franchise in which playful cows encourage diners to eat chicken instead of beef.
Chesapeake Police spokeswoman Christi Golden said when Virginia Department of Transportation workers came to retrieve the cow the next day, it was gone.
Meanwhile, the owner of a nearby Chick-fil-A arrived at the franchise to find part of a very large set of pajamas waving from the flag pole.
"At the time, we didn't put two and two together," said Amanda Braun, area marketing director for Chick-fil-A.
The thief faces felony charges for the statue, worth more than $3,000.
It's the second time in less than two years the cow has been removed from the billboard, Braun said.
Police are investigating.
LOL...
Sounds like some innovative kids! Hope they get away with it!
“Cow was found in the middle of the highway”... Bwahaha!!
Henny Youngman please stop haunting me.
But at least I know what happened to her.
Ho Hum.
Yet another Stolen Pajama-Clad Cow Statue Ping.
-all right, where have ya’ll been? LOL
I never expected that to happen.
Me too and he didn’t udder a sound the whole time.
... he ...
What kind of milk did you get?
Thanks, RS. I had looked in earlier on the “flamingos” thread, but couldn’t come up with a cogent reply.
What we need is more cowbell.
It boggles the mind to think that someone put that much thought and effort into something like that, but I’m glad there are people who do.
A quality so good that you'd mooooooooove to another state to experience it on a regular basis. :O)
IIRC, the Swiss revere their cattle.
Shoulda known. My great grandfather immigrated (legally) from Switzerland.
| The billboard cow on the left was stolen April 9 from along Interstate 464 in Chesapeake. ADAMS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING |
By CINDY CLAYTON, The Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE - The cow was last seen on Interstate 464, partially clad in polka-dot pajamas.
Black and white, 150 pounds. Harmless, except to chickens.
And, oh, anyone who saw part of the cow's pajamas being strung up the flagpole of the Chick-fil-A at North Battlefield Boulevard should call police at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
The bovine, a Fiberglas Chick-fil-A statue missing since April 10, was attached to a billboard alongside the interstate near Barnes Road and Rosemont Avenue, said Christi Golden, Chesapeake police spokeswoman. On April 9, state police got a call about the cow being in the middle of the interstate. When troopers arrived, they found it standing in a grassy median, Golden said.
The troopers decided to tip the cow over so motorists wouldn't be distracted by it until a Virginia Department of Transportation crew could get there to remove it.
When VDOT workers went back the next day to retrieve it, the cow was gone.
Meanwhile, at the Chick-fil-A at North Battlefield Boulevard, the owner noticed his company flag had been replaced by part of a pajama set.
"At the time, we didn't put the two together because we didn't even know the cow had been stolen yet," said Amanda Braun, area marketing director for the company.
A stolen property report was made on April 12, Golden said.
It's the second time in less than two years that the cow has been rustled from the billboard, Braun said.
Although many involved were giggling Friday about efforts to find the cow, the theft is serious. It's considered a felony because the statue is worth more than $3,000. Getting a new cow shipped to take its place would cost about $2,500.
Whoever took the statue from the tall billboard would have had a tough time, Braun said. The billboard company, Adams Outdoor Advertising, usually lifts the cows into place with a crane.
"It's dangerous," Braun said. "Somebody could get hurt doing this."
So stop giggling and be on the lookout. It's not funny. Really.
• Reach Cindy Clayton at (757) 222-5201 or cindy.clayton@pilotonline.com.
Am I musical? Well, sorta. Do I yodel? I never learned. But thanks for the alpenhorns. Am I to guess that you have some Swiss in you, too?
But I've been to Switzerland .... does that count?
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