NEWPORT, R.I. - Mr. Potato Head is missing, and police want to know who took the tourism-touting tater.
The 6-foot tall, 150-pound statue was stolen Friday from the driveway of a private estate. James Leach called police after he heard his driveway alarm sounding about 3 a.m. He looked outside and saw a vehicle near the street.
The statue was located within the gates of the 17-acre Malbone Estate which were open at the time, Leach said.
In 2000, the Rhode Island Tourism Division introduced the Mr. Potato Head figures to promote the state as a family tourist destination. After the advertising campaign, several of the statues were auctioned off on eBay, with proceeds benefiting charity.
“We are wondering where and when it will turn up,” Leach said. “So far, no ransom note has been found.”
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Someone Steals Statue of Mr. Potato Head
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Mr. Potato Head
LONDON — A giant Mr. Potato Head statue given by a U.S. town to its twin town in central England had to be removed because local residents said they didn’t like it.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where the “Mr. Potato Head” character featured in the “Toy Story” movies was invented, sent the seven-foot-tall plastic effigy to the town of Belper where it was put up outside the local McDonald’s.
Note: I was born in Pawtucket, RI.
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