Relief: Police Recover Stolen Inflatable Colon

This Sept. 23, 2018, photo provided by the Colon Cancer Coalition shows an inflatable colon at a Get Your Rear in Gear event in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Mo., police on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, announced on Twitter that the 10-foot prop has been recovered after it was stolen from the back of a pickup truck in October. A tip led officers to locate the "pilfered intestine" inside a vacant house. (Christina Marie Z Photography/Colon Cancer Coalition via AP)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was a sigh of relief after police recovered a giant inflatable colon that is used to teach about the dangers of colon cancer.

Police in Kansas City, Missouri, announced on Twitter Tuesday that a tip led officers to locate the “pilfered intestine” inside a vacant house.

The 10-foot (3-meter), 150-pound (68-kilogram) prop, worth $4,000, was stolen this month from the back of a pickup truck. It had been purchased by the Colon Cancer Coalition, which hosts walking and running events under a “Get Your Rear In Gear” campaign, and was stored at the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

There is a silver lining to the story. Donations poured in after the theft and the coalition was able to purchase two replacement colons.

Police say no one is in custody.

Categories / Criminal, Health, National

Subscribe to our free newsletters

Our weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.