Overview
- Surveillance footage shows one man climbing a fence at Ocean Putt Golf around 4 a.m. Sunday and prying the statue from its mount.
- The figure was located a few blocks away in the back of a pickup truck with its top hat and a hand broken off, according to police.
- Detectives posted multiple videos and a photo on Facebook to help identify the two men seen near Jackson Street and Beach Avenue.
- Police asked anyone with information to call 609-385-0486, saying the investigation remains open.
- Ocean Putt, a family-owned course operating since 1964, described the statue as a familiar fixture for visitors; no arrests have been announced.