Tattooed clown the prime suspect in croc theft

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Monday, July 25, 2005. 12:16pm (AEST)
ABC NEWS Online Australia

The owner of two saltwater crocodiles stolen from the Royal Darwin Show over the weekend says the theft has taken a bizarre twist. Graeme Webb from Crocodylus Park says the crocs, each less than a metre long, were taken from the nursery section on Friday night.

"It didn't seem to be one of these things where they claw their way out or anything and it looked like there were big secure things on the top, so somebody had helped themselves," Mr Webb said. He says he has received a baffling lead.

"Someone rang up and said they'd seen a clown ... that was talking about they'd just got a crocodile from the show, so the last thing they were looking for was a clown with a spider on his leg - tattooed on his leg - that might have the crocodile," he said. Mr Webb is urging the public to come forward with information.