A police investigation is underway in Wichita, Kansas.
A prized statue of Jackie Robinson, the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, has been vandalized and stolen from a public park in Wichita.
Wichita police released this statement on X,
“Overnight, @League42ICT Jackie Robinson statue at McAdams Park was stolen. Someone cut it just above Jackie’s shoes and hauled it off in a truck. Our community is devastated.”
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Surveillance footage was captured, and it shows two people knocking over the statue and a truck coming to pick up the thieves.
The statue belongs to League 42, a baseball league targeted towards youth who come from lower-income families so that they can play baseball affordably.
The Wichita police are currently investigating the crime.
