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Australian ‘Big Bird Bandits’ stole $160K ‘Sesame Street’ costume to cheer themselves up

A crew of thieves reportedly stole a costume worth $160,000 from a “Sesame Street”-themed circus in Adelaide, Australia. The three masterminds later returned the costume to the circus with a letter ...
KSHB Kansas City

Third person arrested in Big Bird costume theft; it was returned days later with an apology

A third person is now facing charges in connection with the theft of a Big Bird costume from a circus in Australia earlier this year. The costume was stolen in April and was returned a few days later ...
Business Insider

A group of thieves who stole a $160,000 costume of Sesame Street's 'Big Bird' returned it, leaving a note with an apology for being 'such a big birden'

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The Washington Post

Repentant thieves return Big Bird costume with a note: ‘Sorry to be such a big birden’

Thieves calling themselves the “Big Bird Bandits” stole a $118,000 costume of the iconic “Sesame Street” character from a children’s circus in Australia. A few days later, they returned the seven-foot ...