Lawn Gnome Auction: Town Set To Auction Off 143 Lawn Ornaments

GILLETTE, Wyo. — These gnomes are looking for good homes.

Office supplies, computers, tools, even vehicles – people can buy all sorts of things at the annual Gillette city auction.

Those things aren't nearly as peculiar as the dozens of lawn gnomes sitting in the evidence room at the Police Department.

The city plans to offer the 143 gnomes at its auction Thursday.

The Gillette News-Record reports Gillette police recovered dozens of gnomes stolen from yards around northeast Wyoming in May. Two teenage girls are the alleged culprits.

Some people have claimed their gnomes. Those not picked up are considered lost and found property.

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Information from: The Gillette News Record - Gillette, http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com

Comments

[Eric J Leech]

06:00 PM on 09/08/2010

Interestingly, these three teenage girls were finally caught in Sundance, Wyoming, after trying to steal their 144th gnome. Suspician prompted the local authorities to search their car, and found the 143 gnomes crammed in their trunk. The teens claimed they were only trying to pull a massive prank throughout the town. Whether or not the prank involved taking the whole crew across the Tijuana borders for several days of sand, surf, photos, and gardening (Gnome Prank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_gnome_prank), we have no idea...

[Weirdwriter]

03:52 PM on 09/08/2010

Those things procreate, y'know...

[SurrealPumpkin]

03:07 PM on 09/08/2010

Woot! Love me some gnomes. The tackier the better :)

[Justdontgetit]

08:34 PM on 09/08/2010

Is the Traveling Gnome in there? I love his little song.