Reward to whoever returns Merced Applegate Zoo sign

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Merced Applegate Zoo motion has been missing for much than 3 days, conscionable weeks aft it was installed; amid increasing concern, the metropolis has decided to connection a reward.

Merced City Council members accidental a $500 reward volition spell toward whoever returns the prized motion which was stolen from the zoo's entranceway Saturday night.

During Tuesday's assembly meeting, assembly members decided efforts to find the motion needed to beryllium bolstered. Councilmember Mike Harris and Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Boyle agreed to donate $500 to amended the likelihood of its harmless return.

The Parks and Recreation Department is asking anyone who lives adjacent the zoo and noticed suspicious enactment oregon knows the whereabouts of the sign, to interaction the Merced Police Department astatine 209-385-6905.

The motion tin beryllium returned to immoderate of the city's occurrence stations.