“Jackie Robinson statue cut down at the ankles, stolen from Wichita park” (UPDATE: Replacement statue unveiled.)

[Tom McAndrew]

MLB and clubs to replace vandalized Jackie Robinson statue

The statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen from a Wichita, Kansas, park last week and was found burned and dismantled on Tuesday will be replaced by Major League Baseball and the 30 clubs. The Robinson statue was erected in 2021 at the front of McAdams Park, which is the

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[BobPSU92]

MLB and clubs to replace vandalized Jackie Robinson statue

The statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen from a Wichita, Kansas, park last week and was found burned and dismantled on Tuesday will be replaced by Major League Baseball and the 30 clubs. The Robinson statue was erected in 2021 at the front of McAdams Park, which is the

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“In addition to paying for a replacement statue, MLB and the clubs will provide funding to League 42 programming to support its on-field and academic goals.”

 

[ODShowtime]

It's a ****** feeling when someone takes away a statue of a person you admire, especially when it's done just to twist a knife in your gut.

Yinz know what I mean?

 

[Fac]

An angle grinder with a diamond blade would require less than 20 seconds to cut through both ankles. However, the weight of the statue would require 2-3 males to carry it over to a vehicle.

Where were you the week of January 20th?

 

[BW Lion]

Where were you the week of January 20th?

Kansas is always one of my preferred places to visit, especially in January

 

[JohnJumba]

What about George??

 

[Night Raven]

I found your post very strange…

Who announces their ethnicity as their opening clause ?

Do I start all of my posts reminding everyone I’m a Tibetan Monk?

You're a Tibetan Monk ??

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

You're a Tibetan Monk ??

No, not a monk. He's a Tibetan monkey.

 

[Nittany Security 2]

 

[Nittany Security 2]

Arrest made in theft of Jackie Robinson statue

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned in Wichita, Kansas.

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Got em

 

[BobPSU92]

Man gets 15 years for Jackie Robinson statue theft

Ricky Alderete, the Kansas man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Jackie Robinson statue from a youth baseball league, received a 15-year prison sentence for multiple cases.

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[rigi19040]

why?

Probably protesting urban crime

 

[Nitt1300]

Probably protesting urban crime

Probably protesting urban crime

OKKK

 

[kgilbert78]

I'll just note that my wife had the catalytic converter stolen from her car a couple years ago. In broad daylight. At lunchtime. From a church office parking lot. Someone could have come out at any time. They had video, but it was too fuzzy to use. Brazen.

 

[BobPSU92]

New Jackie Robinson statue unveiled in Wichita

With 300 people in attendance at McAdams Park, organizers of a youth baseball league in Wichita, Kansas, unveiled a new Jackie Robinson statue Monday evening, replacing the original that was stolen from the city's park and vandalized earlier this year.

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[rigi19040]

OKKK

If you can riot, destroy statues, loot and do billions in damage when a cop kills someone then others can protest the other 20,000 murders each year.

 

[Nitt1300]

If you can riot, destroy statues, loot and do billions in damage when a cop kills someone then others can protest the other 20,000 murders each year.

 

[rigi19040]

You are safer in my neighborhood than your own. 0 lynchings last year. 10,000 black on black murders. Isn't that why you march and protest to live near me?

 

[BobPSU92]

What the f*ck is happening here?

 

[Nitt1300]

You are safer in my neighborhood than your own. 0 lynchings last year. 10,000 black on black murders. Isn't that why you march and protest to live near me?

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