Homer’s 'Kidnappers' Escaped Capital Punishment

THE college students, who stole a life-sized Homer Simpson figurine from a cineplex in One Utama last month, were issued a warning letter by the deputy public prosecutor.

Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mazlan Mansor said the two students, aged 22, would not be charged as the DPP has decided not to take further action.

“The DPP came to the decision as the figurine was safely returned.

“The case is now solved,” Mazlan said when contacted by The Malay Mail yesterday.

The Malay Mail had, on June 20, reported the theft of the life- sized model after it was found missing by the cineplex staff when they opened for business.

The figurine was initially placed next to other models of the Simpsons on a display couch for photo opportunities to promote The Simpsons Movie.

The cineplex management later lodged a police report.

According to security video recordings from the shopping mall’s CCTV, the students first scouted the area after 3am.

The students were then caught on video exiting the doors with Homer in their arms.

Following that, police, having reviewed the footage, tracked down the car used by the culprits to smuggle out the figurine from the shopping complex.

The car belonged to one of the student's father.

Two days later, the figurine was returned to the police after the two students, accompanied by their fathers, turned up at Kelana Jaya police station at 8.30pm.

Source: The Malay Mail

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PETALING JAYA: It was two college students who "kidnapped" the life-size statue of Homer Simpson.

The two, and the statue, were traced to a house in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on Wednesday night, some 72 hours after it was stolen from the Golden Screen Cinemas at the 1 Utama shopping complex.

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The students, one of whom is the son of a prominent lawyer, had their statements recorded before they were released on police bail.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Mazlan Mansor said they had completed their investigations but declined to elaborate.

The case has been classified as theft from a building which carries a maximum 10 years’ jail sentence and a fine, upon conviction.
It is learnt that the students, aged 21 and 22, were found after the registration number of their Proton Waja was captured by closed-circuit television cameras.

Movie studio 20th Century Fox thanked the police for their quick action in tracing and recovering Homer.

Motion Picture Association country manager Nor Hayati Yahaya congratulated the police.

In Monday’s incident, two men were seen carrying the statue after the late-night movie screening ended about 3am.

Following the incident, a reward of RM1,000 was offered for the return of the statue.


Source: The New Straits Time

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PETALING JAYA: A reward of RM1,000 has been offered for the "safe" return of the life-sized statue of Homer Simpson, which was stolen on Monday.


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The reward is offered by movie studio Twentieth Century Fox, which is scheduled to release The Simpsons movie in Malaysia next month.

The statue was stolen from the Golden Screen Cinemas at the 1 Utama Shopping Complex here at 3am.

The theft was recorded on closed-circuit television cameras.

Motion Picture Association country manager Nor Hayati Yahaya appealed for the return of Homer, saying that the Simpsons family was due to be displayed at Malaysia Consumers Day 2007 next month.
"There is an estimated five million Simpsons fans in Malaysia," she said.

The statue was stolen after the late night movie screening ended about 3am.

The 1.2-metre tall Homer statue was placed alongside other Simpsons statues at a display couch.

CCTV images provided by the shopping complex show two men carrying Homer out of the building. Another TV grab shows the statue in the boot of a Proton Waja.

Two police reports were lodged over the incident.

District police chief ACP Mazlan Mansor confirmed the reports. He said investigations were under way to track down the culprits.

The Simpsons is an animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

It is a satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomised by its title family, which consists of Homer, wife Marge, son Bart, daughter Lisa and baby daughter Maggie.

The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole and television itself.

The Simpsons is currently the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated programme.

Since its debut on Dec 17, 1989, the show has aired 400 episodes over 18 seasons. The 19th season is due to be aired in 2007/2008.


Source: The New Straits Time

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