The Wichita Police Department (WPD) issued an update Monday on the ongoing investigation into the theft of the Jackie Robinson statue that occurred early Thursday morning last week.
Investigators from the WPD Property Crimes Bureau have been working all weekend following up on leads and information they have uncovered. With the assistance of our Field Community Response Teams, investigators were able to locate and recover the truck believed to be used in the theft of the statue.
Detectives are continuing to follow promising leads that we are confident will result in an arrest of the suspect(s) responsible for this theft. We are still asking the public for help in bringing the people responsible for this horrible act into custody.
If you have any information regarding the theft, or where the statue was taken after it was stolen, please call investigators at 316-268-4407, make an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111, or call the See Something Say Something Hotline at 316-519-2282.