Surveillance footage helps Tempe police solve duck sculpture theft

Detective Cody Conklin of the Tempe Police Department property crimes division contacted the apartment complex after learning about the theft.

The three involved in the theft were seen carrying the ducks out in two separate trips and loading them into a truck before dropping them off at a friend's house.

Because the ducks were worth more than $5,000, the theft was treated as a felony.

Two giant fiberglass ducks have been recovered after being stolen from an apartment complex in Tempe.

Detective Cody Conklin of the Tempe Police Department property crimes division contacted the complex after learning about the theft. He discovered the duck sculptures were custom-made and valued at over $5,000.

"They were really, pretty bummed about their ducks being missing. They were special ordered fo