Aug. 17—Police are investigating after a carnival ride worth about $60,000 was stolen from a Moraine Banquet Center parking lot over the weekend.
The ride has been restored as of Wednesday morning. However, according to Moraine police, no arrests have been made.
At approximately 2:44 p.m., Monday, police responded to the Mandalay Banquet Center at 2700 E. River Road for a report of a theft. A man advised police that around 7:50 p.m. Sunday, a white truck pulled into the parking lot and stole a carnival that was attached to a trailer, according to an incident report.
The ride, a 16-foot rocket ship, was rented for an event Saturday and was waiting for the rental company to pick it up.
When an officer spoke with the rental company, a worker estimated the value of the ride to be about $60,000 and said it was one of three currently operating in the country, according to the report.
The employee also told the officer that a ride-hailing operator spotted the truck traveling Sunday night near South Edwin C. Moses Boulevard heading toward the freeway, the police report read.
The incident remains under investigation. We’ll update this story as more information becomes available.
