Statue of Tuskegee airman found after theft from Detroit park [Video]

A 600-pound bronze statue of a Tuskegee airman has been found after it was stolen from a city park, Detroit police said Friday.Related video above: Rebuilt statue of Jackie Robinson in bronze unveiledThe statue of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson was reported missing Wednesday evening from Rouge Park on Detroit’s far west side, police said.It appeared to have been sawed off at the ankles. Investigators believe the statue was taken sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.Mayor Mike Duggan told reporters Friday that officers canvassed the neighborhood and determined the time when the statue was stolen. Surveillance cameras on nearby businesses showed a large rental truck leaving the area.Officers then spoke to operators of the rental truck company and learned the truck has GPS, Duggan said.”(Officers) found out the person who rented it was suspected of other robberies,” he said. “They ran him down in real-time, caught him. He turned over …