Michigan State Police searching for stolen metal sasquatch lawn ornament

PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Police are investigating the theft of a 7-foot-tall (2.13 meter-tall) metal sasquatch lawn ornament from a home in southern Michigan.

The item crafted from sheet metal was stolen from a home in St. Joseph County’s Park Township on or after March 22, Michigan State Police said.

It has a rusty brown color with various sharp edges to resemble the fur of the mythical, ape-like bigfoot.

It appeared the sasquatch was cut away from a steel post with a pair of bolt cutters or a similar instrument, police said.

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A white panel van with dark driver- and passenger-side windows was observed parked in the area on March 22, police said.