Gorilla kidnapped..$500 Reward for the safe return of the Gorilla and information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Kidnappers. …..UPDATE…Case solved missing Gorilla was found in Swanton VT. Thanks for your help Amercia and speical thanks to You Tube, without them we could of never solved this case!!!!……………………………………………………………………………………..
By Diana Graettinger
BDN Staff
EAST MACHIAS — A giant gorilla was kidnapped in broad daylight Sunday from in front of Sandy’s Sales on Route 1.
No ransom demand had come from the kidnappers as of Tuesday, but the Maine State Police are investigating and have put out an all-points bulletin on the primate — an 8-foot mechanical ape.
The gorilla has been a favorite local attraction at the year-round flea market store, and owner Lowell Miller, 79, wants it back, no questions asked.
It was last seen standing with its hand on the sign in front of Sandy’s Sales. Miller did not know it was missing until he started to close up on Sunday. He thought his clerk had wheeled it inside, and the clerk thought Miller had.
“None of us saw him take it,” Miller said Tuesday.
Miller was surprised the gorilla was missing because of its weight.
“That had a platform in the bottom made out of cement. I had to wheel it out with the wheels on it. Then inside it had motors in it, and you plugged it in and the arms went up and down and it turned sideways,” he said.
“Who the would ever steal a gorilla as heavy as that thing was?” Miller said Tuesday.
Miller believes the gorilla may be hiding in a teenager’s bedroom, and police suspect it may be holed up in some college students’ apartment.
“I don’t know if it is exactly at the college,” Sgt. Jeff Ingemi of the Maine State Police said Tuesday. “I think that it is more likely at a college apartment.”
Miller said he has owned the gorilla for about 10 years. He said it was valued at around $1,500.
Miller’s gorilla is a rubbernecker’s delight as motorists pass by the store.
“It is noticeable,” Miller said. “How many people have a gorilla outside?”
This is not the first time the gorilla has run into trouble, but it’s the first time it has turned up missing.
One time, Miller said, a customer ran into it in the store’s parking lot.
“He went downtown drinking and telling everybody, ‘Hey, I just ran over Sandy’s monkey,’” Miller said.
It cost Miller $75 to have the gorilla repaired that time.
Miller said he wasn’t interested in having anyone arrested, he just wants his mechanical primate to come home.
Anyone with information may call the Maine State Police at 800-432-7381.
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whats VT?
whats VT?
xD. lmao. wow it …
xD. lmao. wow it was taken to VT swanton.
where i live. xD haha wow
I from a town near …
I from a town near East Machias. I read about the stolen gorilla in the paper. Thats a good store that gorilla was in front of.
yea my home state!
yea my home state!
i knew it would be …
i knew it would be a matter of time before that retarted thing would get stolen! I think it is funny as that it got stolen! I have done my share of mischief in machias but thats up there!
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This is reminiscent …
This is reminiscent of my rebel days back in the 70s. I travelled up and down the country with other members of MALF, The Mechanical Animal Liberation Front, freeing our mecha brothers wherever we encountered them. Imagine it, mechanical bulls, robot chickens, singing bass and yes, even a waving gorilla or two all running free just like industry intended. My hats off to you young freedom fighter. I wish I had a hat, that would be sweet. If we work together could even take down Universal Studios
your stupid shut up …
your stupid shut up…wait oooh yeah army…go figure the stupidy gene was passed on to you…
Ahhh hahaha …
Ahhh hahaha mechanical gorillas, ransom notes, reward money…
Is this really happening? The kids should go to jail for stealing a mechanical gorilla but the owner should go to jail being weird.
And I should go to jail for being insensitive.
Don’t throw the …
Don’t throw the book at em’, dress em’ up in a gorilla suit and lock em’ into a cage with a couple of male gorillas. End of Stealing!!
The BOOK???? Really …
The BOOK???? Really!!!
I just read this …
I just read this online. I hope they throw the book at them!
Dude I’m from this …
Dude I’m from this town that gorilla is the … I’ve been there man I’ve touched it.. But i heard its back.. *whew* that thing is amazing Also thats a good news broadcast
didnt you or …
didnt you or someone say you were from MASS? must have been on the news…
this is in …
this is in retard these fools kidnapped a gorilla that is fake for millons i can kidnap j lo, mike phelps, beyonce, jayz, miley, denzel wash, and lil wanye for that this is bullshit
Hm trying to make …
Hm trying to make monkeys out of us?Maybe he eloped!Seriously decorations are routinely taken on holidays which upsets many including the children!We had our frosty stolen from our Fla home! The next Christmas there he was laying in the driveway with baggage airline tags from Michigan & parties actual address on it ? Ah we didn’t pursue it we were happy old Frosty was back home & he had a chance to make it up north! Remember those frogs stolen & taken around the world then returned ! Go figure?
Man i just saw this …
Man i just saw this on skynews in the philippines. lol wtf.
Stealing is wrong, …
Stealing is wrong, even though its turned into a funny story at this point(sort of – not to the owner Im sure). When the gorilla is returned, as punishment, the theif should be made to stand out front there with the gorilla!!
Youtube is awesome!
Dont press charges! …
Dont press charges! this was so funny! these stupid kids should not have stole itbrought you but they guys some national press! this is something u cant pay for! I loved this story!
This is so …
This is so funny. WTF. YouTube is great. Good call capnmak.
i remember that …
i remember that song.
i just saw this on …
i just saw this on the channel four news and i decided to check it out.. that guys getting chargers right?
LMAO. I learned …
LMAO. I learned about this in history.
Seriously, one of the funniest kidnappings I’ve ever heard of.
I promise that when …
I promise that when the gorilla is returned the agents of the sock puppet gang/mcccain palin 08 will see to it that next time, the gorilla is taken to the battle ground state of florida and dropped in front of the courthouse in talahassee.
You must be very …
You must be very hard to find!!! or maybe they are not looking very hard???
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