LOVELAND, Colo. — Log onto your local police department’s Facebook page, and you’ll likely see news releases, mug shots, or community event postings. In Loveland, you’ll also find a hand-drawn missing persons poster for a stuffed duck.
“It’s really special to me,” 8-year-old Autumn told Denver7.
Autumn is the little girl behind that poster. She took her stuffed duck, appropriately named ‘Ducky,’ to her school for a Halloween party. She left it on the school bus.
“And it wasn’t on there and the bus driver said he hadn’t seen a duck on there,” Autumn explained.
So the active and creative 8 year old got to work. She drew up a flyer, with a rough sketch of the duck, a reward, and where to go if you find it (her 3rd grade class). She posted them around her school, and her dad decided to post it to a Facebook group.
“It went Facebook famous,” Autumn said.
The Loveland Police Department posted the flyer with the comment “BOLO” or Be On the Look Out.
“People I don’t even know are taking action on this,” she said.
That post generated hundreds of likes and dozens of comments. Several people offered to buy a new duck, according to her dad, who said he’d replace the stuffed animal if needed.
“To show her that there’s a community rooting for her right over a little stuffed (animal), that was the coolest part,” he said,
And Autumn already has a plan if Ducky is found.
“I’m gonna make a thank you card and make my dad post on Facebook,” she said.
If you live in Loveland and may have come across the small, rice-stuffed duck, email contact7@denver7.com.
