BOSTON — Boston police were briefly pursuing a “Green Monster” after a report that someone stole the Red Sox’s mascot costume and put it on before fleeing downtown.
A call about a larceny in progress came in at 2:22 p.m. Friday, with a report that a suspect had made off with the baseball team’s “Wally the Green Monster” costume.
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It happened at Boylston and Dartmouth streets, not far from Fenway Park.
Boston police sent several officers to canvass for the suspect, also tweeting out an alert.
It said: “Missing: Wally the Green Monster,” and added, “If seen please call Boston Police.”
By 4 p.m., police discovered that a club employee took the costume and didn’t tell a supervisor.
Police said no one is under arrest and “Wally the Green Monster is safe.”
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