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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The statue of famous baseball player Jackie Robinson was taken from a park in Kansas, according to the police. The bronze statue in a park in Wichita was cut at the ankles and taken away in a truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur community is very upset,\u201d said the Wichita Police in a statement about the theft that occurred on Thursday night. The police will give money to anyone who helps them find the statue.<\/p>\n

Wichita\u2019s police chief Joe Sullivan said at a news conference on Friday that he was upset that someone took the statue from a park that children and families often visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Sullivan said this should make us all upset. \u201d The statue was in McAdams Park, which is the home of League 42, a youth baseball league named after Robinson\u2019s jersey number.<\/p>\n

The park is famous for honoring important African Americans. It is named after a previous black city official, and its community center was renamed in recent years after the city\u2019s first elected black mayor.<\/p>\n

Robinson was the first black player in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and made it possible for many African American players to follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if they had their reasons, they were not just taking from the community, they were also taking from the hard work of League 42 members,\u201d explained Brandon Johnson, a member of the Wichita city council.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost importantly, they\u2019re taking from the children. \u201d Authorities are willing to give $2,500 for a helpful tip that leads to an arrest, and an extra $5,000 for information on where the statue is located.<\/p>\n

City officials said the stolen statue is worth over $75,000, but they also said that the overall loss is even greater. The value is a lot bigger. This is Jackie Robinson. Troy Houtman, the person in charge of parks and recreation in Wichita, said he will stop there.<\/p>\n

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