Long Beach police said they have identified and arrested the two men responsible for the theft of plaques from Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
According to video footage shared by LBPD, suspects stole two plaques from the park’s statue in the early morning of Nov. 27. They loaded the large bronze plates into a truck bed and drove off.
Police said they responded to the park on Monday, Dec. 1. Community members and elected officials raised concern the next day, expressing outrage and disappointment over the theft, especially because it is not the first time the plaques have been stolen and the parkvandalized.
Police said they reviewed security camera footage and license plate reader data and knocked on doors as they sought to identify the suspects. They arrested Sean Green, a 44-year-old resident of Long Beach, on Dec. 9 and booked him on suspicion of grand theft. Two days later, police arrested Anthony Martinez, a 34-year-old resident of Downy, and booked him on grand theft, conspiracy and drug possession…