Kansas man Ricky Alderete sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man who stole a bronze statue of Jackie Robinson, severed at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can at a city park, will spend nearly 15 years in prison, but most of that time will be tied to a theft that happened just days after the […]
Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue from park sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison
A Kansas man who stole a Jackie Robinson statue from a park has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. A judge sentenced Ricky Alderete on Friday, with the majority of the sentence relating to a separate theft that occurred just days after the statue was stolen. Alderete committed a theft on February 1 while […]
Lakers unveil statue of Kobe Bryant with daughter Gianna: ‘Girl Dad’
The Lakers unveiled their second statue of Kobe Bryant, and the first to include Gianna Bryant, in a private ceremony outside Crypto.com Arena on Friday, featuring two composite photos of father and daughter taken courtside at a Lakers game. “The statue celebrates Kobe’s love for his daughters and recognizes his unwavering pride as a ‘girl […]
Meteor soars over Statue of Liberty, burns up above Manhattan: NASA
A meteorite passed over the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday morning, breaking up about 30 miles above midtown Manhattan, according to NASA. The space rock passed through New York’s atmosphere at about 11:15 a.m., around the same time that New York residents reported seeing a flash across the sky and feeling the ground shaking gently […]
Amsterdam Anne Frank Statue Defaced with Red ‘Gaza’ Grafitti
In an act of vandalism believed to have been perpetrated by Dutch pro-Hamas militants, a statue of Holocaust victim Anne Frank in Amsterdam was scrawled with the word “Gaza” in red paint on Tuesday afternoon. The defacement of the statue of Frank was first flagged up by Sidi, a Dutch pro-Israel group, a German-born Jewish […]
Statue of Greek god uncovered by archaeologists during excavation of ancient Roman sewer in Bulgaria
Archaeologists excavating in southeastern Bulgaria near the border with Greece this week discovered a roughly 7-foot-tall statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes. The unexpected discovery occurred during excavations of the Roman sewers of the ruined city of Heraclea Syntica, founded by King Philip II of Macedonia between 356 and 339 BC. This vast city […]
New York City suspect destroys Jesus statue in early morning rampage: video
Catholic parishioners in New York City are heartbroken after an unknown vandal recently decapitated a statue of Jesus in a fit of rage. The incident happened on Sunday at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Fresh Meadows, Queens. The New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital that the incident happened just before 5:30 […]
NYC taxi driver decapitates baby Jesus statue with own shoe in bizarre caught-on-camera tantrum
A sacrilegious act caught on camera in which a taxi driver used his shoe to decapitate a statue of the baby Jesus outside a New York City church is being investigated as a hate crime. According to footage released by police and the Diocese of Brooklyn, around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, a blasphemous thug driving an […]
QR Code on Virginia Woolf Statue Lists Her ‘Unacceptable’ Views
Left-wing fascists in London have begun attaching QR codes to statues of prominent people, listing their “unacceptable opinions.” “A QR code has been added to Virginia Woolf’s statue explaining her ‘imperialist attitudes and offensive opinions’” Reports London Telegraph. This fascistic rewriting of history is being undertaken by Labour’s Camden Council in London in a bid […]
Lincoln wax statue is headless after melting in scorching heat
He let the heat get to his head. A wax figure of Abraham Lincoln outside a Washington, DC elementary school has begun to melt in 100-degree heat and is missing its head. Artist Sandy Williams IV created a 6-foot-tall, 3,000-pound replica of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the “40 Acres: Camp Barker” exhibit at […]