(SEATTLE) – Within the last year, two fossilized mammoth tusks have been snatched from Seattle-area businesses.
KIRO 7 reported the most recent theft, on April 6. In surveillance footage captured by downtown store Fossil & Stone, a thief is seen snatching a mammoth tusk.
After John Pohl, owner of the Tusk Building in the Eastlake neighborhood, saw that video, he decided to share his story.
“My initial reaction is, why are they targeting tusk?” asked Pohl.
As it turns out, back in July, two thieves broke into the Tusk Building and stole a mammoth tusk Pohl had displayed.
“They’re irreplaceable. They tell a story,” said Pohl.
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