Mural stolen from skate park, reward offered for its return
A piece of a mural was stolen from Father Marinaro’s skate park.
“We ultimately want it back,” said Cindy Parker, the president of South Side Park Group, which has done extensive work to the park. "We are offering a $100 reward if someone can lead us to the mural."
The piece, discovered missing Sunday, is the right half of a large mural painted by Parker’s son. It features cartoon-like characters in bright colors. The remaining half remains screwed into place on the back of one of the skate park’s ramps.
Parker said the complete version of the mural is about 3 feet tall and 6 feet long, and it’s painted on a heavy sheet of plywood. She said it was stolen within the last week.
“There was a lot of man-hours and talent and labor that went into that. The paint was very expensive,” she said. “That's a big deal for us.”
Parker said the theft occurred alongside vandalism in the form of inappropriate graffiti, though it looked like the illegal artwork was signed by its owner with a social media handle.
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