Callous burglars took the equipment used by a clown — including a giant-size giraffe shaped cycle — in order to sell for scrap. The entertainer at children's parties called Uncle Sam said of the six-foot unicycle that it was worth little as scrap but would be difficult to get a new one. He added: "It's a specialist thing." South Wales Police said of the theft at Sam's Swansea address that it occurred sometime between 31 October and 2 November.