Duckling Stolen, But Has Returned!

One of the Make Way for Ducklings statues was stolen, but then returned 24 hours later according to the Boston Herald. Pack the Duckling, was sawed from his post last Monday, and was found the next morning less than a quarter mile away on the corner of Mount Vernon and Brimmer St. This isn't the first time one of the bronze ducks has been stolen. In 1999, Jack was stolen in November and was returned right before Christmas.

Boston seems to have a history of stolen memoriabilia. One of the most cherished pieces inside the State House is a wooden carving of a codfish nicknamed “The Sacred Cod”. In the 30’s the Harvard Lampoon stole the “the Sacred Cod” as part of their annual prank. This thing is so “sacred” that the House declared it would not legislate without the cod present! They even had the state police dredge the Charles River. Eventually the “cod-nappers” were caught in a slow-speed car chase and the cod was placed back in it’s rightful spot where it’s stayed ever since.