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Puppets and Props Worth $40,000 Stolen From 'Dilly's World' Creator in Hollywood Hills

A grassroots rebuild effort aims to keep the Feb. 22 performance on track during an active police search.

Overview

  • A U-Haul U-Box on a trailer was taken from Beachwood Drive early Monday after arriving from Chicago two days earlier.
  • Neighbor surveillance showed the container present around 5:39 a.m. and gone minutes later, with no suspects captured.
  • LAPD recorded a stolen-vehicle report and investigators are searching for the missing container and trailer.
  • Smook lists losses including puppets Angus, Phyllis, Holstein, and Dumont, a $10,000 car prop, instruments, wigs, costumes, and merchandise, valuing the haul at about $40,000.
  • As of Wednesday, an online fundraiser had collected nearly $4,900 while artists in multiple cities help rebuild for a Feb. 22 show at Dynasty Typewriter.