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MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Merced AppleGate Zoo has a marque caller motion acknowledgment to "an outpouring of assemblage support."
The motion went missing successful February, conscionable weeks aft it was installed. Councilmembers offered a reward to immoderate tips starring to its recovery, but acknowledgment to assemblage donations, metropolis officials were capable to wage for a replacement.
The replacement outgo conscionable nether $4,000, including installation, and was wholly covered by assemblage donations.
The Merced Police Department besides sponsored caller information cameras to marque definite it does not hap again.
"The zoo is beloved, and this infinitesimal became a rallying point," the metropolis wrote successful an email sent to YourCentralValley.com. "We were genuinely overwhelmed — successful the champion mode — by however swiftly residents and supporters stepped up to bring the motion back. It’s a almighty illustration of however our assemblage comes unneurotic to support and put successful the places we attraction about."
While the caller motion has been installed, the Merced Police Department continues to enactment the hunt for the original. Anyone who has accusation tin interaction the Merced Police Department astatine 209-385-6905.
