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Judge Reprimands Thieves in Bear Statue Heist: ‘Your Actions Were the Antithesis of Everything Paddington Stands For’
During a night in the English town of Newbury, two men approached a statue of the beloved British children’s book character Paddington Bear. The installation depicted the fuzzy bear sitting on a ...
The New York Times11d
Vandals of Paddington Statue Were ‘Antithesis’ of Beloved Bear, Judge Says
By Michael Levenson It was shortly after 2 a.m. on March 2, the police said, when two members of the British Royal Air Force approached a statue of Paddington Bear, sitting placidly on a park ...
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Royal Air Force engineers shamed by judge over theft of Paddington Bear statue
LONDON, UK — They didn't look after this bear. In fact, two men who had been drinking kicked and yanked on a statue of Paddington, the fictional orphaned bear who came to England from Peru ...
The Sun9d
Heartwarming update after Paddington Bear statue ripped apart by two drunk RAF yobs
A PADDINGTON Bear statue ripped apart by two drunk RAF yobs has been repaired. And the marmalade-loving bear is set to be unveiled again at Easter. Experts have spent days bonding the fibreglass ...
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Paddington Bear statue stolen in England, judge scolds thieves as ‘antithesis' of beloved character
Two intoxicated men have been sentenced to community service and ordered to pay a hefty fine after ripping in half and stealing a statue of Paddington Bear in England. A judge criticized Daniel ...