Halton police are scratching their heads after a 500-pound statue appeared in the parking lot of the Oakville Museum on April 3.

Police had to call in the Oakville Road and Works Department to move the 3-foot tall statue of the half-elephant half-man Hindu god Ganesh.

The statue, missing two arms, is now being housed in the Halton Regional Police Service Property Bureau.

“It certainly is unusual,” said Sgt. Peter Hodgson.

“We really want to know if somebody can recognize and give us an idea as to how it got here, because we certainly don’t have a clue,” he said.