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Feb 13 2024
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First arrest made in League 42's stolen Jackie Robinson statue
This is the first arrest in the case made since the statue was stolen on January 25th and found burned and in pieces on January 30th. "Hopefully this is a testament to all who might think about doing something like this in the future. The Wichita Police Department works pretty quickly, they do great work and you will be found if you do something like that,” said Brandon Johnson, Wichita city
KAKEJan 14 2024
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Miami Heat to Build Eight-Foot Dwyane Wade Statue Outside Arena as First Player Statue in Team History
For years, former Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade led the team to success. Now, the Heat are repaying their gratitude with a statue. Heat president Pat Riley told Wade that they would be building a statue of him that will stand outside Miami's Kaseya Center. Riley made the announcement on Sunday as part of a ceremony honoring Wade, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as
The MessengerFeb 13 2024
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Police in Kansas arrest man in theft, destruction of Jackie Robinson statue
United Press InternationalJan 31 2024
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Veteran Who Decapitated Satan Statue Charged With Hate Crime
A man who admitted to dismantling a statue of Satan in Iowa’s Statehouse on Dec. 15 was charged with a hate crime, KCGI reported Tuesday. Veteran Michael Cassidy of Lauderdale, Mississippi, was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after he admitted to damaging a display erected by the Satanic Temple in the Iowa Capitol. Despite being released shortly after his arrest, Cassidy was later
The Daily CallerJan 31 2024
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Man faces hate crime in beheading Satanic Temple statue
A damaged Satanic display is shown at the Iowa state Capitol on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The display, which has prompted outrage by some people who say it’s inappropriate at any time but especially during the Christmas holidays, was damaged Thursday. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge) (NewsNation) — A Mississippi man and former Republican candidate for the Mississippi House now
NewsNationJan 30 2024
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Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found ‘burned,’ unsalvageable in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A stolen Jackie Robinson statue has been found “dismantled and burned,” days after it was cut above the ankles and removed from a Kansas park, according to the nonprofit behind the installation. Kansas police say the Wichita Fire Department got a call of a trash can fire at Garvey Park around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The fire department put the fire out and found what
KFOR 4Feb 13 2024
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Man Arrested for Stealing Jackie Robinson Statue, Leaving Only Feet Behind
More arrests are expected to come, said Wichita Police Department Chief Joe Sullivan A man has been charged for stealing a Jackie Robinson statue to sell for scrap metal, Kansas police say. Ricky Alderete was charged on Monday for the theft of the bronze statue, per a Wichita Police Department Facebook announcement . On Jan. 25, police received reports that the statue was cut off at the ankles
PeopleFeb 13 2024
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First Suspect Collared After Jackie Robinson Statue Pinched for Scrap: Cops
A 45-year-old man has been charged in the theft of a life-size bronze statue of Jackie Robinson from a park in Wichita, Kansas last month, authorities announced Tuesday. Police are seeking several more suspects in the crime, which investigators do not believe to have been motivated by hatred. “Instead, we believe this theft was motivated by the financial gain of scrapping common metal,” Lt.
Daily BeastFeb 13 2024
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Police arrest man in theft of Jackie Robinson statue, no evidence of a hate crime
Authorities in Wichita, Kansas say they have arrested a 45-year-old man in the theft last month of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue and add more arrests would be forthcoming. The 275-pound statue was taken from McAdams Park in Wichita on Jan. 25, and only its feet were left after thieves dismantled it. The park is home to League 42, a youth baseball league named for the Hall of Famer's uniform
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