Doughnut Shop’s Turtle Mascot Taken, Returned After Online Frenzy

The beloved tiny turtle and unofficial mascot of Hook & Press Donuts sent the Santa Barbara community into an online frenzy after someone took him from his fountain home.

Leonardough, affectionately nicknamed Leo, went missing from the shop’s fountain in La Arcada Plaza on Sept. 28, according to Hook & Press Donuts owner John Burnett.

Leo, a yellow-bellied slider turtle, joined Hook & Press Donuts six months ago as a baby and quickly became everyone’s reptilian friend…

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