Dumbo ride vehicle theft at Disney World was never solved
Despite "4 to 6 people" being required to lift the Dumbo vehicle, no one was ever arrested for the crime.
Disney World cold case: Buzzy theft investigation no longer active, police say
The Buzzy theft at Walt Disney World remains unsolved, two and a half years after the animatronic was stolen.
No jail time for Patrick Spikes, aka BackDoorDisney, in Disney World theft case
Spikes had been charged with five felony counts, including dealing in stolen property and grand theft, but prosecutors abandoned all but the stolen property count, to which Spikes pleaded no contest.
Trial canceled for alleged Disney World thief; Buzzy theft still unsolved
Scheduled to begin Jan. 21, the trial is now listed as cancelled on the Orange County Clerk of Courts website. The only upcoming proceeding in the case is a plea hearing scheduled for Feb. 4.
NBA’s Robin Lopez involved in saga of a stolen Epcot animatronic
According to police records obtained by Sentinel, Lopez was in possession of clothes taken off Buzzy, the animatronic star of the long-shuttered Cranium Command attraction at Epcot.
‘Disney doesn’t have it’: Police asked alleged thief about missing Buzzy animatronic
Newly-released video shows Orange County detectives asking alleged Disney World thief Patrick Spikes about the Buzzy theft.
UPDATED: Alleged Disney World thief has one charge dismissed as trial date nears
Patrick Spikes is set to stand trial beginning Oct. 28 on five charges, including that he stole and sold costumes from the Haunted Mansion.
Former Disney World worker pleads not guilty to Haunted Mansion theft
25-year-old Patrick Spikes has been charged with stealing and then selling costumes from Haunted Mansion, as well as entering an off-limits area in Epcot.
Buzzy ‘has not been recovered,’ Orange County Sheriff’s Office says
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) is still investigating the theft of Disney World animatronic Buzzy, despite a source claiming he was never stolen in the first place and remains on Disney property.