Police seek public’s help after koi, comet fish stolen from Newfoundland pond
Posted May 17, 2016 11:03 am.
Last Updated May 17, 2016 12:00 pm.
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Police are investigating after Japanese koi and other exotic fish worth about $2,500 were stolen from a man-made pond in southeastern Newfoundland.
RCMP in Holyrood say 11 fish were taken from a property in Brigus Junction sometime over the past three months.
One of the missing fish — a butterfly koi — is 19 years old.
The Japanese koi are up to half a metre long, and four comet fish were also stolen.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the Holyrood RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers.