In Kansas, only boots remained from the sports legend (4 photos + 1 video)
At a youth training center in Wichita, Kansas, someone trimmed a bronze sculpture of baseball icon Jackie Robinson. Local police shared CCTV footage of the statue being removed from its base and taken away. And all that was left of her were her horns and legs... 
The theft occurred at McAdams Park, which the League 42 Foundation uses to train youth baseball teams.
“The act of people who had the audacity to remove a Jackie Robinson statue from a park where children and families in our community could gather, learn the story of Jackie Robinson, an American icon, and play baseball saddens us all,” said Wichita Police Chief Joseph Sullivan.
“Even more troubling to me is that this theft occurred a week before February, which is Black History Month. Our city is demanding the return of the statue. We also want the people who deprived our society of treasure to be held accountable for their actions.” 
CCTV footage shows thieves operating
In 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American baseball player.
Robinson had a distinguished baseball career. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball assigned him the overall number 42, the first athlete in the U.S. major leagues to receive such an honor. 
All that's left are the shoes
League 42 was founded in 2013 as a way for Wichita youth to learn to play baseball without the high costs associated with the sport. The organization received permission directly from Robinson's family to erect his statue in 2021.
The Wichita Crime Commission has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and $5,000 for information leading to the return of the statue.
According to local authorities, the amount of damage is $75,000.
Robinson is an iconic athlete, and League 42 is honoring him by erecting a statue in 2021
Police Chief Sullivan said he hopes the thieves will try to sell the statue for scrap at a local junkyard and the owners of the scrapyard will contact police.
Wichita City Councilman Brandon Johnson called the theft an act of disgusting vandalism. He said the city's residents feel hurt and angry and are demanding justice. “Many of our residents want to find these people before law enforcement finds them,” Johnson explained. “So, like the chief and the DA said, if you have this statue, return it today.” Now".
