Jasper
1-30-04, 02:46 AM
A thief stole a 170-pound bronze statue of Star Wars' Jedi master Yoda from the back of a truck in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 17, the Zap2it Web site reported. Four of the 36 Lucasfilm-commissioned statues were bolted down to a flatbed truck for transport to Los Angeles to be sold. The truck's drivers, who had stopped at a Westway Inn, found the statue missing the next morning.
Lawrence Noble, the artist who created the mold for the statues, valued the limited-edition piece at $15,000 to $20,000, the Web site reported. A reward of $1,000 is being offered for information leading to its recovery.
Lawrence Noble, the artist who created the mold for the statues, valued the limited-edition piece at $15,000 to $20,000, the Web site reported. A reward of $1,000 is being offered for information leading to its recovery.