Crime & Safety

Gold Ball On Como Park Dome Stolen, Later Recovered

Police said the finial was stolen this weekend.

SAINT PAUL, MN — Authorities have recovered the finial that was stolen from the top of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park over the weekend. The shiny, famous object was located after someone reported seeing it in a parking lot on the 1200 block of Lexington Parkway North.

The golden ball will soon be returned to its home, Saint Paul police announced Tuesday.

"Nobody has been arrested ... yet," authorities said on Twitter. "The case remains under investigation."

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