The koi were originally gifted to San Jose from its sister city of Okayama, Japan. Parks officials say approximately $4,000 worth of koi were stolen along with a pump.
Parks officials in San Jose said Wednesday they are heartbroken after discovering that 50 koi were missing from the Japanese Friendship Garden.Parks officials in San Jose said Wednesday they are heartbroken after discovering that 50 koi were missing from the Japanese Friendship Garden.
Lazo says each fish costs about $75, so approximately $4,000 worth of fish were stolen. A pump was also taken. "We are definitely ramping up on our security at the Japanese Friendship Garden. We have had several instances of break-ins in this past year including stolen tools and equipment and vandalized property as well," Lazo said."I was sad, and disappointed someone would go to that effort to steal fish from a park that everyone's enjoying," Lai said.
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