The hot dog statue seen lurking about Council Bluffs, Iowa has been reunited with its owner, who proved his ownership by showing the statue's arms to police. Teens who were "creeped out' by its leer" stole it, the man said.

On the morning of September 2, Council Bluffs, Iowa residents became concerned. Concerned about the strange man who was lurking across from the school bus stop on Benton Street, dressed as a hot dog. The police arrived. And were SHOCKED.