The case of the stolen Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads has been solved, Penguins president Kevin Acklin announced Monday.
On March 14, the team said a truckload of 18,500 Jagr bobbleheads it planned to hand out to fans at a game later that night had been stolen after being shipped from China to California. On Monday, according to a news release, the team was notified last week that a “special cargo recovery team negotiated the return of the stolen property to a secure warehouse located in Ontario, California.”
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement released by its Major Crimes Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team that it was handling the case but would not offer any further details because it is an ongoing investigation.
The truckload arrived Monday in Pittsburgh, and the team expects the bobbleheads to be delivered to PPG Paints Arena within a week.
Fans who attended the March 14 home game were given a voucher, which now may be redeemed for a bobblehead during Penguins home games April 6-7 at the arena.
Fans with tickets to the April 6 game against Tampa Bay, which starts at 1 p.m., can redeem vouchers in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Wall of Champions Hallway from 11:30 a.m. until 30 minutes after the end of the game.
On April 7, the Penguins will host a drive-thru pick-up at PPG Paints Arena from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jim Shorkey Auto Group Garage.
