A search was continuing today for an 18-inch-tall bronze statue of television legend Ed Sullivan that was stolen from a pedestal at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame Plaza.
The statue was taken Saturday night or Sunday morning from the academy’s exhibit in the 5200 block of Lankershim Boulevard, according to police. The solid bronze carving, which weighs about 20 pounds and is valued at about $45,000, was part of an exhibit that includes statues of various television luminaries.
John Catalano of the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division said investigators were reviewing surveillance video at the academy in hopes of spotting a suspect.
“It’s going to stand out,” Catalano told NBC4. “There aren’t too many Ed Sullivan statues walking around the city of North Hollywood. … We’re checking with the local metal shops, things like that, for recycling.
Anyone with information about the crime was asked to call North Hollywood burglary detectives at (818) 623-4081.
