GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) - A man attempted to steal a giant $2,000 goose statue outside a Waffle House in Berkeley County named Waffles.

The Goose Creek Police Department 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, said. "One of the

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