A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE A BRONZE STATUE OF A DOG FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM HAS BEEN ARRESTED. APD SAYS 32 YEAR OLD JOHNATHAN SILVA TURNED HIMSELF IN WEDNESDAY. HE’S CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING STOLEN PROPERTY.
THE STATUE WAS LATER RETURNED BY THE RECYCLING CENTER THAT HAD PURCHASED IT FOR 55-DOLLARS. THE MUSEUM SAYS THE STATUE IS WORTH 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SILVA HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED BY APD AS THE SUSPECT ON TUESDAY.
