Police will not investigate disappearance of Utah mystery monolith

Metal monolith drew hundreds of visitors and was illegal as it was placed without permission on public land

Police in Utah said they would not open a major investigation into the disappearance of a mysterious silver monolith that generated international attention after it was discovered in the Utah desert.

The San Juan county sheriff said the office did not have the resources to devote much time and energy to investigating who took the object away, which was illegal to begin with because it was placed without permission amid red rocks on a remote section of public land.