Costa Mesa police detectives have an unusual kidnapping investigation on their hands: A 6-foot-tall, 8-foot-long horse statue that has been a landmark of sorts in the city.
And they are puzzled by not only how the horse was taken — but why.
For what store owners are saying is probably the fourth or fifth time, the fiberglass horse in front of the Feed Barn in Costa Mesa — nicknamed “Trigger” by customers — has been stolen.
The palomino-colored steed was secured in concrete, with rebar in his hooves fastening it in front of the pet food store at 2300 Newport Blvd., said manager Jenni Engelstad.
“If it was a group of 16- and 17-year-olds, I wouldn’t care as long as I get it back,” Engelstad told the Daily Pilot. “A high school prank is all in good fun.”
Engelstad and police are hoping that’s exactly what it is. The last few times that Trigger has been stolen — all which took place more than 10 years ago — it would reappear at a local school, Engelstad said.
— Joseph Serna, Daily Pilot
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