Sinclair dinosaur 'kidnapped' from Jax in Fort Collins

A beloved new team member of Jax Ranch and Home in Fort Collins was "kidnapped" in the cloak of night before the store opened Thursday morning.

Dino the Dinosaur was installed just outside the store's gas station about two weeks ago as part of a branding partnership with Sinclair Oil Corporation.

But when Jax Ranch and Home staff arrived to the store, 1000 N. Highway 287 in Fort Collins, Thursday morning, they found the bolts securing Dino cut and the dinosaur gone, said Shannon White, the store's marketing director.

White said Dino is green, at least 15 feet long and "heavy."

"He was bolted down and someone came and kidnapped him," she said. "This is no small task at all. He's big."

White said the store "just wants Dino back." Anyone with information about Dino's whereabouts should email info@JaxMercantile.com. The store is offering a $1,000 Jax gift card for information that results in his return.

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