By Greg Cappis
From the Redlands Daily Facts
Southern California police recovered two stolen cow costumes after an undercover operation.
The two 7-foot-tall bovine costumes were stolen in separate thefts from a Chick-fil-A storage facility in Redlands, Calif. earlier this year, according to police spokesman Carl Baker. He said the costumes were valued at $2,800 each.
Last week, an officer spotted one of the costumes for sale on the Craigslist web site and contacted the seller.
“When the seller told the officer that he had two for sale for $350 apiece, the officer replied that it would make the perfect his-and-hers costumes for him and his wife,” Baker wrote in an email.
Police met Robert Michael Trytten, 43, at an apartment complex on Oct. 30.
Baker said Trytten denied stealing the costumes. He was charged with possession of stolen property and taken to jail where he is being held on $275,000 bail, according to online booking records.