Police arrest man accused of stealing shark from aquarium by pretending it was a baby

The heist was reminiscent of a classic episode of I Love Lucy, except instead of pretending a block of cheese was a baby, a man bundled up a shark and passed it off as an infant.

The gray horn shark was stolen Saturday afternoon from the San Antonio Aquarium, with the perpetrators brazenly grabbing the shark from her tank, wrapping her in a blanket, then placing her inside a baby stroller, police said. Surveillance footage captured the trio while making their escape, and on Monday evening, an unidentified 38-year-old man confessed to snatching the shark, Leon Valley Police Chief Joseph Salvaggio said.

The man will be charged with theft, and police are looking for the two additional accomplices. A staffer at the San Antonio Aquarium said the young female shark, Helen, is in good condition, despite her ordeal.

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