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3 Arrested for Stealing Chipmunk Statue
GURNEE, Ill. (AP) -- Police in the northern Chicago suburb of Gurnee say they have charged three teenagers with the theft of a 4-foot-tall plastic figure of "Simon," the Chipmunk.

"Simon," who was part of a display promoting "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," movie, disappeared Feb. 11 from the lobby of the Gurnee Cinema. A surveillance tape showed people shoving the plastic rodent into a car and driving off.

Gurnee Police Cmdr. Jay J. Patrick says two 18-year-olds and one 16-year-old were apprehended after one of them posted something on a social networking Web site alluding to an alleged plan to steal "Simon's" pal, "Theodore.

"Simon" was recovered in the basement of a Beach Park home and the three teenagers were charged with violation of a local ordinance.

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