Statue of bear holding a coffee cup vanished — now replica missing, too, Utah cops say

A bronze statue of a bear holding a coffee cup has gone missing from a Utah bench for a second time, police reported.

The bear statue, described as being 3 to 4 feet tall and weighing 60 pounds, first went missing in 2018, Park City police said in a Jan. 23 news release on Facebook.

“The owner paid a local artist $8,000 to have another one made and secured it to a large boulder with heavy bolts and adhesive,” police wrote.

Nevertheless, that statue, too, has now gone missing.

“Have you seen this bear?” police asked on a photo of the missing statue. The bear “likes to drink coffee and is loved by family and neighbors alike,” police said.

They ask anyone with information to call 435-615-5500.

Park City is about 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.

This story was originally published January 24, 2023 at 8:49 AM with the headline "Statue of bear holding a coffee cup vanished — now replica missing, too, Utah cops say."