Purloined penguin found peeking from woods

An observant patrol officer discovered a purloined 7-foot-tall penguin peeking from a wooded area on the west side of Oak Ridge.

"We have recovered a 7-foot -tall penguin and we are in the process of trying to determine its identity," Oak Ride Police Department Patrol Capt. Mike Uher said this morning.

"We are fingerprinting his flippers and looking for any identifying marks or tattoos."



Uher said the fiberglass penguin dubbed "Happy Feet" by ORPD was discovered during the night by an officer patrolling along Wilshire Drive. The penguin was found in a wooded area near an upper middle class residential community.

The penguin wears a blue police-style hat and suit and bears an emblem for the New York City Police Department on one flipper. The penguin appears to be holding a radiation detector with one flipper, Uher said.

Uher noted the penguin bears a strong resemblance to a statue reported missing Monday from ICx Radiation, 100 Midland Road. An employee said the statue was last seen in the company's courtyard on Friday afternoon.