Long Beach police have arrested two men accused of stealing plaques from the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at MLK Park late last month, authorities announced Thursday.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, the theft occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 27, when two suspects removed several plaques from the MLK statue and loaded them into the bed of a pickup truck before leaving the area.
Detectives launched an investigation immediately, collecting security camera footage, canvassing the surrounding area and reviewing Automatic License Plate Reader data. That work ultimately led to the identification and arrest of both suspects, police said…