CALL it the Great Kansas Colon Caper of 2018: police in the US midwest are on the look-out for a giant inflatable model of a human intestine that appears to have been stolen from a university cancer research centre.
According to the Kansas City Star, the three-metre organ is worth US$4,000 and was lifted from the bed of a parked pick-up truck last week.
The walk-through educational aid had been enlisted to help spread the word about colon cancer at a charity run, but ended up being a no-show.
"Colon cancer is a tough subject for many to talk about and the giant, 150-pound, ten-foot-long inflatable colon is a great conversation starter," said University of Kansas Cancer Center surgical oncologist John Ashcraft of the missing item.
Anyone who knows its whereabouts is asked to call Kansas City police.
IN A development as predictable as the onset of midnight munchies, police in Canada have been called to help manage frustrated crowds after the country's recent legalisation of recreational cannabis led to a run on supply at key retailers.
According to The Independent, the change in law has resulted in long queues and stock shortages as retailers struggled to keep up with a not-so-chilled clientele.
"We expected, you know, certain strains might run out and there would be a bit of a run on supply," conceded former Toronto police chief Bill Blair who led the legalisation process.
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