GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) - The goose statue outside a Waffle House in Berkeley County was attempted to be stolen, valued at $2,000. The man who tried to take Waffles faces charges.

Police said it was the first time someone has tried to steal one of the statues. Waffles is part of a flock of 41 geese, who each reside in front of businesses or organizations across the city. He was adopted by Waffle House through the "Adopt-A-Goose program" hosted by the cultural arts and recreation commission.

According to an incident report obtained by News 2, a former employee and a frequent customer hatched a plan to steal Waffles.

"We received the call probably two hours in advance of the goose-napping. We were told it could potentially happen," LJ Roscoe, chief of the Goose Creek Police Department, s

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