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Thieves take mascot from children’s festival

Mascot stolen from The Forks in Winnipeg, picture released by police July 5, 2013.
Mascot stolen from The Forks in Winnipeg, picture released by police July 5, 2013. Winnipeg Police

Winnipeg police are looking for help finding a stolen mascot uniform.

The dinosaur-themed outfit belongs to the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden. It was stolen from the Forks in Winnipeg between June 8th and 9th when the Fossil Discovery Centre was operating an activity tent at the Winnipeg International Childrens Festival (Kids Fest).

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The head of the costume is made to resemble the centre’s main attraction, a prehistoric Mosasaur. The jersey has ‘Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre’ on the front and ‘74’ on the back.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or the identity of the suspect(s) is asked to contact investigators at (204) 986-6668 or CrimeStoppers at (204) 786-TIPS (8477).

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