Wbcn_1 t1_j6vs77e wrote on February 2, 2023 at 5:51 AM

I went to college with a guy that climbed up on the roof with a buddy of his and stole the bear. Eventually the cops found him and he had to do some community service.

cjboffoli t1_j6vus97 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 6:20 AM

Yeah. Can’t count the number of times when I was a kid that the bear was stolen and restored. Every college kid in Worcester must have stolen it at some point.

Wbcn_1 t1_j73c1bx wrote on February 3, 2023 at 7:45 PM

When were you a kid?

cjboffoli t1_j73klqg wrote on February 3, 2023 at 8:39 PM

80's.

Wbcn_1 t1_j74u86i wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:02 AM

Cool. I found an article about the idiot I knew.

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-02-21-9702210385-story.html

cjboffoli t1_j753lut wrote on February 4, 2023 at 3:18 AM

I wonder how many of these guys got up on the roof and were shocked at how much bigger than bear is close up, versus how big it looks when you're driving past it on 290.