A lion statue weighing at least 200 pounds that was stolen from outside a New London home has been returned to its owner.
Owner Robert Paolino told NBC Connecticut he discovered the statue was missing while watering the flowers Wednesday morning.
Paolino said he had considered securing the lions to their bases years ago, but decided that no one would be able to get away with them. He said he needed two friends and the assistance of rails to slide the statues into place when he bought them. He reported the theft to police.
On Saturday a jogger spotted what Paolino described as a baby stroller covered with black plastic. When he investigated, he realized it was the lion statue. It took two men to wheel the statue back to the house.
There is still no word on who took the statue in the first place.
