<p>Police are hunting this suspected thief accused of stealing a life-sized plastic GORILLA from a man's pond.</p><p>CCTV shows the dawn raid of the beloved ape - seen as a local landmark for school children in the area.</p><p>It was stolen from Chris Moss' home in Frome in Somerset at around 2 am on March 6th.</p><p>Despite taking precautions to install CCTV and bolting down the gorilla the thief was filmed first trying and failing to rip the gorilla off the wall.</p><p>He then left before returning with bolt cutters.</p><p>Police are now appealing for information to catch the suspect in the bizarre act of theft and vandalism.</p><p>Chris, an antique clock restorer, said that while the gorilla was not expensive, it carried a lot of sentimental value for the community.</p><p>He's since had people knocking on his door asking where it had gone and has made an appeal for information on his Facebook.</p>
