SHE DIED IN NEW YORK AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. SHE WAS 91 YEARS OLD. A STATUE OF BASEBALL LEGEND JACKIE ROBINSON THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S BEEN FOUND. IT WAS STOLEN FROM A KANSAS PARK OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THIS MORNING IT WAS FOUND. BUT IT WAS AS YOU SEE, IT WAS CUT FROM THE ANKLES. THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S WHERE IT WAS AT THAT IT WAS DISMANTLED AND IT WAS BURNED IN A TRASH CAN FIRE. AND POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR WHOEVER DID IT. THE THEFT WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERA IN WICHITA AS THIEVES CUT THE BRONZE STATUE AT ITS ANKLES AND THEN DROVE IT AWAY IN A PICKUP TRUCK. AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER TO REPLACE THE STATUE HAS ALREADY RAISED MORE THAN $50,000. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A SAD THING THAT THIS HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT BUT I THINK THE WAY OUR COMMUNITY IS REACTING TO IT, UH, COULD NOT BE BETTER. BY THE WAY, WE DO HAVE A LINK TO TH
Jackie Robinson statue theft: 45-year-old man arrested was not motivated by race, police say
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Updated: 12:58 PM EST Feb 13, 2024
Police announced Tuesday the arrest of a 45-year-old man in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned.Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said the man was taken into custody earlier in an unrelated case and charged Monday with multiple counts, including aggravated criminal damage to property. Moses said he was "very confident it was not a race-related crime." He said the motive appeared to be financial.Thieves cut the bronze statue from its base last month at a park in Wichita, Kansas. Only the statue's feet were left at McAdams Park, where about 600 children play in a youth baseball league called League 42, which is named after Robinson's uniform number with the Brooklyn Dodgers, with whom he broke the major leagues' color barrier in 1947.Fire crews found burned remnants of the statue five days later while responding to a trash can fire at another park about 7 miles away. A truck believed to be used in the theft previously was found abandoned, and police said the theft of the statue, which had an estimated value of $75,000, was captured on surveillance video.Donations poured in, approaching $300,000, said Bob Lutz, executive director of the Little League nonprofit that commissioned the sculpture.Lutz has said that some of the extra money raised also could enhance some of its programming and facilities. In April, the group opened the Leslie Rudd Learning Center, which includes an indoor baseball facility and a learning lab.Lutz, whose friend, the artist John Parsons, made the statue before his death, said the mold is still viable and anticipated that a replacement can be erected within a matter of months.Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for generations of Black American ballplayers. He's considered not only a sports legend but also a civil rights icon. Robinson died in 1972.
Police announced Tuesday the arrest of a 45-year-old man in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned.
Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said the man was taken into custody earlier in an unrelated case and charged Monday with multiple counts, including aggravated criminal damage to property. Moses said he was "very confident it was not a race-related crime." He said the motive appeared to be financial.
Thieves cut the bronze statue from its base last month at a park in Wichita, Kansas. Only the statue's feet were left at McAdams Park, where about 600 children play in a youth baseball league called League 42, which is named after Robinson's uniform number with the Brooklyn Dodgers, with whom he broke the major leagues' color barrier in 1947.
Fire crews found burned remnants of the statue five days later while responding to a trash can fire at another park about 7 miles away. A truck believed to be used in the theft previously was found abandoned, and police said the theft of the statue, which had an estimated value of $75,000, was captured on surveillance video.
Donations poured in, approaching $300,000, said Bob Lutz, executive director of the Little League nonprofit that commissioned the sculpture.
Lutz has said that some of the extra money raised also could enhance some of its programming and facilities. In April, the group opened the Leslie Rudd Learning Center, which includes an indoor baseball facility and a learning lab.
Lutz, whose friend, the artist John Parsons, made the statue before his death, said the mold is still viable and anticipated that a replacement can be erected within a matter of months.
Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for generations of Black American ballplayers. He's considered not only a sports legend but also a civil rights icon. Robinson died in 1972.
