THIEVES DISGUISED AS GUMBY STEAL CLAY MODEL OF NEW MERCEDES SUV

Next time, remember to turn on the flash:  Police say this darkened clay vehicle was stolen by a couple of Gumbys

Police are asking the public for help in identifying two burglars who broke into a local automotive design studio and made off with a full-sized clay prototype of a Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle. “We got them on a security camera,” said police spokesperson Gumdrop Snell.  “They’re both green with red eyes, and one is shorter and has a more pointy head than the other suspect.”  

Burglars dressed as Gumby appear to panic when they spot a security camera at rear of design studio

Snell said it isn’t known why the thieves stole the clay model or how they were able to drive off with it.  

“Maybe being Gumbys they felt some sort of kinship with the clay car, I don’t know,” said Snell, who added, “But we need to catch them before the sun melts the thing into an unidentifiable blob…like a Fiat 500,” she said while drumming her fingers on her Taser.