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Using their Twitter account, the department noted: “Any witnesses with information regarding this investigation are encouraged to contact the Sacramento PD dispatch center at (916) 808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357). Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000. Anonymous tips can also be submitted using the free “P3 Tips” smartphone app.”

While there have been no announcements regarding any suspects or leads pertaining to this crime, efforts to have this memorial fountain – which includes the statue – restored have been occurring behind the scenes.

Land Park resident Rick Stevenson told this paper last week that those efforts emerged through his work with the Land Park Volunteer Corps, which was founded by neighbors in that area in 2010 to assist with the maintenance and care of William Land Park.

Stevenson, who is also a board member of the Land Park Community Association, mentioned that he has been dedicated to an ongoing project to preserve and enhance the memorial and improve its landscaping.

He mentioned that this work, which began about a decade ago, includes getting the fountain’s stream operating again, performing a complete cleaning and sealing of the statue, and installing a 1926 drinking fountain, which is similar to a drinking fountain that was originally part of the memorial.

But what Stevenson and other members of the volunteer

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