Knox County Officials Asking for Help as Search Continues for Stolen Strickland Park Statue

Knox County officials say a monument was stolen from a Knoxville park (Courtesy: Knox County)

Knox County Officials Asking for Help as Search Continues for Stolen Strickland Park Statue

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxville city officials continue to need your help in finding a missing park statue.

It’s a bronze statue of two children sitting on a bench reading.

Officials in Knox County say the statue was stolen from Strickland Park just a few weeks ago and has still not been found.

If you have any information, please contact the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department via email at [email protected] or phone at 865-215-6600.

ORIGINAL STORY: Officials with the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department are asking for help after a bronze monument went missing.

According to officials, the monument depicting children reading that used to live at Thomas “Tank” Strickland Park was stolen.

The department took to social media Monday with the announcement adding “it appears someone loved this reading children statue so much that they took it for their own, leaving the kids who visit this park to be confused about where their friends went.”

Those with information are being asked to email [email protected] or call 865-215-6600.

Knox County officials say a monument was stolen from a Knoxville park (Courtesy: Knox County)