Teens charges with stealing Simon

GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - March 2, 2010

Police in a Chicago suburb are charging three teenagers with stealing a 4-foot-tall Simon the Chipmunk.

The plastic figure was part of a movie theater lobby display promoting "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel."

Police say surveillance video shows the plastic rodent being shoved into a car.

Investigators say two 18-year-olds and a 16-year-old were busted after one made an online comment about the chipmunk-napping.

Authorities found Simon in the basement of a home.

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