Locals Celebrated the Return of the Fiberglass Favorite, Thief Left Behind a Polite Note Asking Forgiveness.
The cherished fiberglass dinosaur mascot taken from a Brentwood gas station last week has been safely returned — along with an apology.
The 50-pound green statue, affectionately known as “Claire,” disappeared from the Sinclair gas station at 13060 San Vicente Boulevard in the early morning hours of Sept. 27. Surveillance footage captured a person wearing a hoodie using power tools to detach the 4-foot-tall dinosaur before loading it into the back of a pickup truck and driving away…