Lake Tahoe moose head missing, $1,000 reward
RENO, Nev. - There's a moose on the loose at Lake Tahoe and authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for anyone who finds it.
It's not a real moose, but a trophy head recently stolen from a restaurant lobby in Tahoe City, California where it's been the Sunnyside lodge's mascot for nearly 30 years.
General manager Don Edelstein says the head -- weighing nearly 200 pounds with 5-foot-wide antlers -- was stolen between midnight and 7 a.m. on Jan. 22.
Edelstein estimates it's worth about $5,000. He told KRNV-TV in Reno he immediately posted a plea on Facebook, "Help us find the moose." But so far, the case of the missing moose remains a mystery.
The Placer County sheriff offered the reward on Wednesday for safe return of the moose head. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 800-923-1891.