Have you seen Leonard the lion? Statue stolen from Bath shop
Police are on the hunt after a life-sized lion statue was stolen from outside a shop in the city.
Leonard the lion, who is worth £2,5000, went missing overnight last night, from a flat roof on the first floor of Martin Tracy's Framing Workshop in Walcot Street.
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Leonard the lion
Mr Tracy bought Leonard in the Lions of Bath charity event in 2010 when a hundred lion sculptures were placed around the city. He was decorated in circus-theme jumping through a frame, and this summer celebrated the London Olympics by being adapted to jump through Olympic rings.
Mr Tracy said: "He's a very popular and well-known attraction in Walcot Street and it's a real shame that he's been stolen. It must have taken at least four people to do it – two on the roof to unbolt him and more on ground level to lower him down. They must have had a vehicle to take him away because he's very large and heavy."
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Leonard also helped the Framing Workshop win a gold medal in this year's Bath in Bloom competition – and was wearing the award around his neck when he was stolen.
Mr Tracy added: "We have no idea who has taken him or why, but obviously we'd like him back in one piece."
Bath police are investigating the theft and would like to hear from anyone who may have seen people and a vehicle near the shop in Walcot Street during the night or early morning.
Anyone with information is asked to call Bath police on 101.
Comments
by mrmeldrew
Saturday, October 27 2012, 3:08PM
“I have seen the lion.....
Its magically back where it used to be,so this has obviously been a "frame" up.
The chronicle has ran a story only today about traders brushing up pictured with none other than Mr Tracey outside his shop with his beloved lion in the background.
I know this IS "HOT NEWS" just off the press because its the chronicle and they wouldnt print old news or make things up ......would they.
The lion was stolen on thursday and this award was awarded and photoed today acording to THE CHRON !!”
by DaveF_Walcot
Saturday, October 27 2012, 11:55AM
“https://twitter.com/LuckyJuturna/status/262090005319659520”
by tomsjan
Saturday, October 27 2012, 9:42AM
“"""Bath police are investigating the theft """......... wouldn't hold out much hope there - when my shop was broken into they didn't manage to spot the man-size hole in the roof where the thief got in - as it was raining even David Blunkett could have got that one! The Police are not what they used to be! All the good "old school" coppers have retired and most of what's left are career ladder climbers.”
by Imp-Act
Saturday, October 27 2012, 3:59AM
“...AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK”
by Cyber-cottage.co.uk
Friday, October 26 2012, 8:23PM
“@Moexxx I think that may be the usual quality editing and proof reading we expect from the chron.....”
by MoeXXX
Friday, October 26 2012, 7:19PM
“It's worth £2,5000, ? What does that mean?”
by 50yearslater
Friday, October 26 2012, 6:39PM
“What on earth do you do with something like that anyway? If it took four people to move it rather than just vandalise it they have to have planned something for it. But it's not like you can sell it, surely? Stick it in someone's back yard as a private memento or for their kids?
I wonder if it'll turn up somewhere random or "funny" now.”
by mrmeldrew
Friday, October 26 2012, 5:27PM
“First line of inquires should start at The Circus.......”
by Cyber-cottage.co.uk
Friday, October 26 2012, 1:22PM
“From my experience when my car was broken into opposite a cctv camera in Bath, When Finally PC Plod asked for any images it seems "that" camera was out of order and they were waiting to mend it.....”
by mrmeldrew
Friday, October 26 2012, 12:57PM
“I assume that the CCTV on Walcot street and other nearby streets saw nothing!”