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Statue of penguin recovered in Oak Ridge

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Police in Oak Ridge are trying to determine the owner of a statue of a 7-foot-tall fiberglass penguin.

Patrol officers found the statue in some woods Thursday morning.

The penguin is wearing a blue police-style hat and suit and bears an emblem for the New York City Police Department on one flipper. The penguin appears to be holding a radiation detector with one flipper.

According to The Knoxville News Sentinel, it’s believed to have been stolen from a local radiation company.

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Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com