Crime & Safety
Joseph Smith, Brigham Young Statue Found By SLC Police
The two LDS church luminaries were seen in the back of a pickup truck in West Jordan on Tuesday.
WEST JORDAN, UT - Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were located in West Jordan on Tuesday. The two religious leaders were just seated in the back of a truck, and appeared to be in the midst of a conversation, according to Salt Lake City police.
The bronze statue of the two LDS luminaries was reported stolen from Salt Lake City on Monday. Two suspects, a man and a woman, were spied on surveillance footage stealing the 800-pound statue. On Wednesday, SLC police announced they had arrested William Ford, 47, in connection with the theft. There were at least two other suspects, a man and a woman, still outstanding Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, a number of keen-eyed locals spotted the statue parked in the back of a pickup truck and called police.
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RECOVERED: #detectives sitting with #statue #SafeAndSound. #HardWork and #investigations pay off. pic.twitter.com/kqlEloBSnA
— SLC Police Dept. (@slcpd) May 24, 2017
Image via SLC police
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