{"id":555189,"date":"2026-07-17T23:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/555189\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:36:09","slug":"stolen-t-rex-statue-returned-home-to-mead-roundabout-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/555189\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen T.rex statue returned home to Mead roundabout | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Rex, the 3 and a half foot chrome T.rex statue that was stolen from the center of a roundabout near the North Spokane Costco, has been returned home.<\/p>\n

His disappearance was a mystery until the end of May, when Sheriff’s deputies got a tip he was buried in the ground north of Deer Park nearly 20 miles away.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. \u2014 A months-long search for a stolen metal T-Rex statue has ended with \u2026<\/p>\n

There’s still no word on who did it. But since he was found, people have asked if rex would ever return to his roundabout home. Now, he’s back.<\/p>\n

The Mead Works community held a welcome home party for Rex and neighbors last night at Fossil Park. They also unveiled a new dino statue at the park down the road from Rex, which is of a stegosaurus.<\/p>\n

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