Flag Stolen, Toy Hippo Flown in its Place, Say Police
WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS/AP) Call it the case of the flying hippo.
Connecticut police say a man stole an American flag from a Waterbury park and hoisted a stuffed toy hippopotamus in its place.
Twenty-three-year-old Jeffrey Kovic, of Waterbury, was arrested Tuesday and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail on misdemeanor larceny, criminal mischief and conspiracy charges.
City police tell the Republican-American of Waterbury that they're also seeking arrest warrants for several minors suspected of taking part in last week's prank and for damaging park bleachers.