{"id":3324,"date":"2024-07-04T09:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2024-07-04T09:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:07:11","slug":"kidnapped-gorilla-reunited-with-residents-at-village-in-melbournes-northeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/kidnapped-gorilla-reunited-with-residents-at-village-in-melbournes-northeast\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidnapped gorilla reunited with residents at village in Melbourne&#8217;s northeast"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3324\" class=\"elementor elementor-3324\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f42ecf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f42ecf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ef516a\" data-id=\"4ef516a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154b462 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"154b462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<strong>he 1.5 metre garden ornament disappeared from Abound Communities\u2019 Leith Park retirement village at St Helena, 21km northeast of Melbourne&#8217;s CBD, a month ago.<\/strong><\/p><p>The theft of the gorilla, affectionately known as Garry, upset the residents in the 140 self-contained independent living homes and the nearby Liscombe House aged care home.<\/p><p>Following extensive inquiries into Garry\u2019s disappearance, police homed in on a property in Reservoir, 12km north of the capital city&#8217;s CBD, before calling in the Air Wing to conduct a fly over of the residence.<\/p><p>Police confirmed the \u201cpilots went absolutely bananas\u201d when they spotted Garry the gorilla perched between two garages on Monday.<\/p><p>Police executed a search warrant on the premises and Garry was carefully carried from the property by two officers to be returned to his natural habitat on Wednesday, where he will resume duties greeting visitors.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great news story,\u201d Victoria Police First Constable Darcie Sword said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1.5 metre garden ornament disappeared from Abound Communities\u2019 Leith Park retirement village at St Helena, 21km northeast of Melbourne&#8217;s CBD, a month ago. 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