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An 800lb bronze statue of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and Brigham Young has been found in good condition after being stolen from a business park in Utah, officials said.
The statue, which is believed to be worth $125,000, was stolen by four people early Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City's Northgate Business Park.
One suspect was arrested after an anonymous tip led to the recovery of the statue.
As of Tuesday night, police were questioning the suspect and continuing to look for the three other people involved.
Police have declined to release the suspects’ names or where the statue was found as the investigation is ongoing.
Security cameras caught the thieves - a blonde woman and three men - loading the statue into single-axle utility trailer hitched to an older model white Ford Explorer at about 4am on Tuesday.
The statue depicts Mormon founder Smith and his Latter-day Saints sidekick Young together on a park bench.
The sculpture, which is owned by the owner of the Northgate business center, said it is worth $125,000.
The artwork was commissioned by Young Fine Art Studio sculptors Lena Toritch and Richard Young, according to KUTV.
After being recovered, the statue was returned to its owner unharmed.
Police said earlier on Tuesday that they worried that the thieves would cut the statue down into pieces and sell it to a scrap metal yard.