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Jan 29 2024
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Jackie Robinson statue update: truck found, fundraising starts
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Police Department says it has found the pickup “believed to be used in the theft” of the Jackie Robinson statute from League 42 at McAdams Park. The theft happened at 17th Street and Ohio last Wednesday night. The statue was cut just above the feet. Police released surveillance photos and video after the theft. The WPD says investigators with the Property
KSN TVJan 26 2024
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‘Heartless’ Statue Thieves Steal Everything but Jackie Robinson’s Shoes
A Jackie Robinson statue disappeared mysteriously overnight from a youth baseball field in Kansas, with only his bronze shoes left in place. The thieves made off with the rest of the iconic player’s likeness late Wednesday night from McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas. Local police announced the vandalism and theft of the memorial statue a day later on X. “Someone cut it just above Jackie’s shoes
Daily BeastFeb 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
"USA Today" ContributorFeb 13 2024
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Arrest made in Jackie Robinson statue theft that was not motivated by race, police say
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 in the theft. He said there was no evidence it was a "hate-motivated crime” but rather the intent was to sell the metal for scrap.
NBC 7 San DiegoFeb 13 2024
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Arrest made in theft of Jackie Robinson statue; no evidence it was a ‘hate-motivated’ crime
Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan said it was “only the first arrest” and that there were more to come. He did not specify how police determined Alderete was a suspect in the theft. Ricky Alderete was taken into custody earlier this month in a kidnapping case and charged Monday with four counts stemming from the theft and a 2022 case, records show. Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said there was
The Boston GlobeJan 30 2024
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Donations skyrocketing for new Jackie Robinson statue, will come from Colorado
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Donations are skyrocketing. As of 7 p.m., nearly $53,000 has been poured in to help fund a new Jackie Robinson statue. The widow of the man who made the statue, Carol Parsons, said that once the funds are raised, she’ll have the green light to get the building started. A bronze casting foundry, Art Castings of Colorado, in Loveland, Colorado, has the mold for the Jackie
KSN TVJan 30 2024
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League 42 asking for donations to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - There are more questions than answers for League 42 Director Bob Lutz and people now watching from all around the world after police found the stolen Jackie Robinson statue burned and in pieces at Garvey Park Tuesday morning. "I would really like to know what was going through their head in the hours, days, weeks leading up to this. What motivated them to do this at that
KAKEJan 30 2024
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Stolen Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita found melted, beyond repair
Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire at Garvey Park in the southern part of the city and discovered what appeared to be pieces of the statue, according to police spokesperson Andrew
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