The Seattle Parks Department and Seattle Police Department have determined that someone stole an 18-foot-tall totem pole from the viewpoint near the West Seattle Golf Course. It was installed there in 1976.

UPDATE: The totem pole has been found in a suburb of Salem Oregon. An unidentified 69-year-old West Seattle man was arrested December 9th in connection with the theft. He led investigators to the stolen pole. Detectives from the Seattle Police Department are assembling a case for the prosecutor's office. It has not yet been determined if charges against the employees of the crane company that helped take it from the park will be filed.