44-pound cookie recovered in Germany after thief dressed as the Cookie Monster makes off with it in January
The thief sent a ransom note to a Hanover-area newspaper demanding bakery Bahlsen donate boxes of cookies to a children’s hospital in exchange for its iconic treat. The gargantuan cookie has since been discovered.
The iconic golden cookie, which previously stood outside a Bahlsen factory in Hanover, Germany, has finally been returned.
The tale of the stolen 44-pound golden cookie has one sweet ending.
The iconic snack, belonging to famed German cookie company Bahlsen, has finally reappeared after a thief dressed as Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster swiped it in early January.
Police in Hanover spotted the valuable treat hanging on a statue of a horse in front of a university Tuesday morning and are now working to determine whether it's the company's original trademark treat.
"I am very pleased and I hope that this really is our biscuit and that we can put it up again soon," Werner Bahlsen, head of the company, said in a release.
The first ransom note, composed of newspaper cuttings, demanded boxes of cookies be sent to a local children’s hospital in exchange for the iconic golden snack.
The discovery comes after the purported thief sent a ransom note signed "Cookie Monster" to local newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung last week.
"I have the cookie! And you want it," read the letter composed of newspaper cuttings. Attached was a picture of the beloved Sesame Street character chomping on the massive snack.
The note demanded that Bahlsen send boxes of cookies to a local children's hospital in exchange for the return of the golden treat, prompting Werner Bahlsen to promise to donate 52,000 packages of biscuits once the coveted cookie was turned in.
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung received a similar note this week, but this one contained good news.
Police in Hanover spotted the valuable treat hanging on a statue of a horse in front of a university on Tuesday.
"Because Werni loves the biscuit as much as I do and now always cries and misses the biscuit so badly, I'm giving it back to him," the culprit wrote.
"Werni" is a German nickname for Werner.
Bahlsen said he'll stick to his promise if the golden treat is the real deal.
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/44-pound-cookie-recovered-germany-thief-dressed-cookie-monster-january-article-1.1257230
The thief sent a ransom note to a Hanover-area newspaper demanding bakery Bahlsen donate boxes of cookies to a children’s hospital in exchange for its iconic treat. The gargantuan cookie has since been discovered.
The iconic golden cookie, which previously stood outside a Bahlsen factory in Hanover, Germany, has finally been returned.
The tale of the stolen 44-pound golden cookie has one sweet ending.
The iconic snack, belonging to famed German cookie company Bahlsen, has finally reappeared after a thief dressed as Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster swiped it in early January.
Police in Hanover spotted the valuable treat hanging on a statue of a horse in front of a university Tuesday morning and are now working to determine whether it's the company's original trademark treat.
"I am very pleased and I hope that this really is our biscuit and that we can put it up again soon," Werner Bahlsen, head of the company, said in a release.
The first ransom note, composed of newspaper cuttings, demanded boxes of cookies be sent to a local children’s hospital in exchange for the iconic golden snack.
The discovery comes after the purported thief sent a ransom note signed "Cookie Monster" to local newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung last week.
"I have the cookie! And you want it," read the letter composed of newspaper cuttings. Attached was a picture of the beloved Sesame Street character chomping on the massive snack.
The note demanded that Bahlsen send boxes of cookies to a local children's hospital in exchange for the return of the golden treat, prompting Werner Bahlsen to promise to donate 52,000 packages of biscuits once the coveted cookie was turned in.
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung received a similar note this week, but this one contained good news.
Police in Hanover spotted the valuable treat hanging on a statue of a horse in front of a university on Tuesday.
"Because Werni loves the biscuit as much as I do and now always cries and misses the biscuit so badly, I'm giving it back to him," the culprit wrote.
"Werni" is a German nickname for Werner.
Bahlsen said he'll stick to his promise if the golden treat is the real deal.
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/44-pound-cookie-recovered-germany-thief-dressed-cookie-monster-january-article-1.1257230