Police are searching for a stolen 6-foot-3-inches tall bronze statue of R.H. Boyd, which they suspect the thieves may try to sell as scrap metal.
Metro Nashville Police Department detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying those responsible for stealing the bronze statue of the found of the R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation, which had been bolted onto a platform in front the business at 6717 Centennial Blvd. since 1974.
According to police the statue weighs several hundred pounds and was taken between 9:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 a.m. Dec. 6.
Detectives suspect the thieves may have either tried to sell the statue for scrap or could try to sell it in the near future.
Anyone with information about the statue or those who took it can call West Precinct Investigations at 862-7385 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.