News of the weird... local Christmas edition

Someone stole one of the Tysons Corner reindeer balloons that sit on the entrance marquees. Their names are Irving and Ivy. The thief stole Ivy from the Route 7 entrance, cutting power and scaling the hedges apparently. Even the cable for Irving was cut suggesting he was supposed to be taken too. Is no Christmas tradition sacred?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12186-2002Nov19.html

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20021120-6627552.htm

Found - one reindeer slightly deflated

The search for Ivy the Tysons reindeer is over. An anonymous caller tipped off police where she had been stashed behind a local high school. The balloon appears a little tattered in places but they'll inspect Ivy before she returns to her Route 7 perch. For a picture of the balloon, see the WRC 4 article.