2 men and a teenage girl arrested in connection with theft of wooden carvings in Grimsby

Three wooden carvings have been recovered

Author: Julie CastonPublished 31st Mar 2022

Police have arrested 2 men and a teenage girl in connection with the theft of wooden carvings in Grimsby.

The well known statues of a fox, an owl and a rabbit were on display at Weelsby Woods and went missing over the weekend.

However they have now been recovered.

A 22 year old man, 18 year old man and a 17 year old girl have been arrested on suspicion of theft.

They've since been released on bail pending further investigations.

Humberside Police said:

"It was reported that three carved wooden animals were stolen from sometime between 2.30pm on Saturday 26 March and the same time the following day, when someone reportedly approached the carvings and removed them from their mountings"

"Anyone with information about the theft can call our non-emergency 101 line quoting crime reference 16/38789/22"

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