A statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a youth baseball complex.

A statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a youth baseball complex.

This week, thieves took a statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson from outside of a youth ball facility in Kansas. Now, police are looking for the thieves who took the statue.

Police in Wichita showed surveillance video of the theft that happened early Thursday morning at League 42’s McAdams Park.

The video shows someone cutting the Robinson tribute through the ankles, putting it in the back of a truck, and leaving the scene.

What’s left of the Los Angeles Dodgers legend’s bronze statue was shown by Wichita Police. It’s just two feet standing on top of a home plate.

The news station said that the “community was devastated” by the vandalism and is asking anyone who knows where it is to come forward.

“The actions of those people who dared to take a statue of Jackie Robinson to a park where children and adults in the area can gather, acquire the history of Jackie Robinson, a national treasure, and serve the game of baseball must upset all of us,” Wichita’s police chief said.

“What troubles me even more is the fact this theft occurred shortly before the beginning of February, which marks the beginning of Black History Month.” “Our city wants the law to be brought back.”

Also, we want the people who stole a treasure from our community to be held responsible for what they did.

Arguably the most famous and well-liked person in MLB history is Jackie Robinson. The Hall of Famer was not only among the best players ever but also one of those most important.

He broke down the color barrier in professional baseball, which was a problem in its early years.

Jackie Robinson will be recognized in many ways throughout MLB and the country for his groundbreaking work on and off the field.

Robinson’s legacy goes on in baseball fields, statues, and even in Major League Baseball, where no one will ever wear the famous number 42 again.

Robinson’s legacy will last for many years, but some of the things that are done to honor him will not.

Early Thursday morning, a statue of the famous infielder was stolen from League 42’s McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas. The statue was cut off at the feet.

League 42, a youth baseball organization with roots in 2013, was created so that kids in the Wichita area could play baseball not having to pay high fees.

When the statue of Robinson was put up at the stadium in 2021, it became a call to the community and the people who played baseball there.

The City of Wichita said the damage to the fixture, which was cut lower to just its shoes, was about $75,000.

In 1947, the Hall of Fame baseball star became the first black baseball player. He played first base for the Chicago White Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers. He passed away on October 24, 1972.

“This is OUR time to gather together in a community to find out that would do such an awful thing to our community,” police wrote on Facebook on Thursday night, asking for help in solving the theft.

The department put out a picture of the truck you said was linked to the crime in the post. The picture shows a silver SUV that has a longer cab and four doors.

Wichita police asked anyone who knew anything about the vehicle or the statue that was stolen to call them.

League 42 is a program that was started by its president Bob Lutz in 2013. The statue in bronze was made for them.

It stood at the entrance to several baseball grounds as a sign to the neighborhood. He built it in McAdams Park so that every kid could play baseball more easily.

Thursday night, surveillance video emerged that seems to show a brown truck pulling up to the pavilion on Wednesday night.

At least two people may have been observed working together to lower the statue and load it into the car. They then drive off.