100-Year-Old Tortoise Stolen From NYC Animal Shelter

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 100-year-old tortoise has been stolen from the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Queens, New York, multiple sources report.

The center describes itself on its website as a nonprofit environmental education organization focused on educating children and adults about preservation.

Staffers apparently discovered Monday that the reptile was gone, and police later confirmed there had been a forced entry.

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