HEIST IS PURE DINO-MITE!
ACCUSED dinosaur thief Bob Morton may see his freedom go extinct! Oklahoma cops claim the stickyfingered Neanderthal swiped a life-sized ancient lizard statue from a popular Tulsa tourist attraction.
According to investigators, surveillance video captured Morton walking away from the Route 66 retail shop Decopolis — holding their giant model of a Deinonychus dino over his head!
The store’s Facebook page notes the lizard lifter, who was accompanied by a pet pooch, came equipped with tools, suggesting the pilfering was premeditated!
But officials say the wild heist is not Morton’s only offense. They claim the accused reptile robber was also caught on camera stealing several copper plaques belonging to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and taking copper air conditioner tubing from a local church, which was left with nearly $10,000 worth of damage!
Police say Morton copped to “some of the crimes” when arrested.
The suspect is being held in lieu of bonds totaling nearly $30,000 for more than a half-dozen criminal complaints.
The dino’s head is missing, but body parts were found in a dumpster. The critter’s been replaced by two new figurines — Deloris the Deinonychus and Vinny the Velociraptor — which join Pogo the Parasaur.