Brooklyn, NY - The reward for information leading to an
arrest and conviction of those responsible for defacing a statue of Jackie
Robinson in New York with swastikas and hate speech is now $50,000.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation says Friday it has received
two donations totaling $40,000. The Daily News has offered $10,000 for
information in the case.
On Wednesday, the words “Heil Hitler,’’ an expletive and
racist epithets were discovered scrawled on the statue in black marker. The
statute of Jackie Robinson and a teammate stands outside Brooklyn’s minor
league baseball stadium.
The New York City Parks Department removed the hate speech
Thursday.
The Daily News reports $20,000 of the reward money was donated by
foundation board member Joe Plumeri. The other $20,000 was donated anonymously.
Police are still investigating.
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