Thieves spirit away 360-pound pumpkin

Police in Merrill, Wis., are chasing the thieves who somehow – and for some unknown reason – stole a 360-pound pumpkin from Gail's Place restaurant this week, CityPages reports. The owners are even more eager to recover a family quilt that had been placed over the giant gourd to protect it from frost.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: Nov 2, 2012

Police in Merrill, Wis., are after thieves who somehow – and for some unknown reason – stole a 360-pound pumpkin from Gail's Place restaurant this week, CityPages reports. The owners are most eager to get back a family quilt that had been placed over the giant gourd to protect it from frost.

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