Parts of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen

By The Associated Press Sculptor Ed Dwight, left, and Dr. Vern Howard, chairman of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission, discuss the vandalism to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument in City Park, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Denver. Dwight designed the monument while Howard was the project manager. The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in City Park was vandalized, and police are trying to determine if racial bias was involved. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) DENVER (AP) — A large Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver’s City Park was vandalized, and police are trying to determine if racial bias was involved. Several pieces of the marble and bronze “I Have a Dream” memorial were stolen sometime Tuesday. The missing pieces include a bronze torch and angel, as well as a bronze panel that depicted Black military veterans, The Denver Post& reported. The empty space where a plaque was displayed on the east side of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument in City Park is shown Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Denver. Vandals stole a bronze panel depicting Black Americans who fought in U.S. wars and two decorative bronze emblems, one next to...