On Monday night, Long Beach police began investigating the theft of several plaques stolen from Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
When longtime resident Sharon Diggs-Jackson drove by the park on Tuesday, she noticed the large bronze plaque affixed to the base of the park’s statue of King was gone — the same plaque that was stolen in 2019.
“It would have taken a little bit of time and effort for someone to be able to unsecure it and then to lift it up, because it’s heavy,” she said, indicating she hoped neighbors might have spotted the crime in progress. Long Beach PD said detectives are actively investigating and reviewing camera footage to identify and arrest a suspect.
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Diggs-Jackson said she heard a plaque was also missing from a nearby bench, but police were not able to confirm to the Long Beach Post which plaques were taken…