Headless skeleton found in road at 2 a.m. was a Halloween prop, Colorado deputies say

A report of a traffic hazard on a Colorado road early Saturday morning led deputies to a spooky discovery — a headless 12-foot prop skeleton blocking traffic.

“You never know what you’ll see during Halloween month!” Douglas County Sheriff’s Office officials wrote on Facebook.

The giant prop skeleton, missing its head and arms, had been stolen from a nearby home’s Halloween display, deputies wrote.

Officials don’t know if the expensive statue, which normally has a scary pumpkin head, fell off a truck or was abandoned, but say the family’s 12- and 14-year-old children are “very upset and disappointed” by the theft.

Sheriff’s officials posted a photo of the headless statue towering over a deputy to Facebook, along with a photo of its normal appearance.

“When you think you have seen it all, this happens!” officials wrote.

Douglas County is south of Denver.

Investigators ask that anyone with information on the theft or the location of the skeleton’s missing parts call 303-660-7500.

This story was originally published October 4, 2021 at 11:53 AM with the headline "Headless skeleton found in road at 2 a.m. was a Halloween prop, Colorado deputies say."