Three burglaries have been reported by residents in Columbia, Maryland, who believe that at least 88 of their Japanese koi fish have been stolen from their backyard pond, according to local law enforcement.
The earliest report of koi fish thefts was made on Feb. 15 from a resident of Glenwood, an unincorporated community in Howard County, who reported approximately 18 missing koi fish.
The other two reports were made by residents in the Hobbit’s Glen neighborhood of Columbia. They reported 50 and 20 missing fish on March 30 and April 7, respectively.
“All of a sudden, I’m asleep one night, and someone’s out here stealing all my fish? You feel so secure, and all of a sudden, you’re vulnerable,” Steven Steurer, one of the victims in Hobbit’s Glen, told WUSA9….