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Two butterflies taken
Published Monday, October 13, 2008
Thieves have taken two of Selma’s butterflies.
Steve Grossman, president of the Dallas County Arts Alliance, said he noticed one in front of Alston Keith’s office missing Sunday and another — the one painted by students of Craig Elementary School in front of the Dallas County School Board central office — school officials reported missing Monday.
Grossman said he filed a report about the missing butterflies with the Selma Police Department on Monday morning.
“It doesn’t make sense for somebody to steal a butterfly,” he said.
The Alliance placed 45 butterflies throughout Selma late last week as a celebration of the arts and to enhance tourism. The butterflies are made of wood, and a single metal rod anchors the structures to a base filled with sandbags. They are of little value as far as raw materials go, Grossman said.
The theft of the butterfly painted by Craig’s students cast a pall over the school Monday morning.
“The teachers and I,” said Principal Tanya Miles, “we’re just kind of sad and down about it.”
Miles asked the missing butterfly be returned to the front of the school.
“We won’t ask any questions.”
Members of the Alliance reiterated Miles’ request for the other butterfly taken either late Friday or early Saturday morning from in front of Keith’s law office.
Cynthia Caine, chairwoman of Crime Stoppers, said the thefts would figure predominately in this week’s Crime Stoppers advertisements. If the butterflies are returned quickly, the person or persons who took them would suffer no legal recourse, Caine said.
“They can return them to where they took them,” she said.
Anyone with information about the missing butterflies should call the Crime Stoppers’ anonymous line at 1-866-44CRIME.
“We want to have them returned without any involvement of the police department,” Caine said.
Comments
Posted by TCOLEM1 (anonymous) on October 14, 2008 at 7:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
IT REALLY SADDENS MY HEART WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO BEAUTIFY OUR CITY AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. IT SETS A BAD EXAMPLE FOR THE CHILDREN WHO TOOK THE TIME TO PAINT THOSE BUTTERFLIES. THEY MAY BE OF LITTLE VALUE BUT THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO THOSE YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN THEY RIDE BY AND SEE WHAT THEY HELP CREATE. SO I ASK WHOM EVER HAVE TAKEN THEM TO PLEASE RETURN THEM.
Posted by tiredofthistown (anonymous) on October 14, 2008 at 9:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This is typical of Selma. I saw these butterflies last Thursday while driving downtown with my wife. As soon as I saw them I told her that some hoodlum will end up stealing some of them and sure enough that has happened. This town is not going to change overnight. It will take several years, if not decades, for that to happen. It all starts with the Selma Police Department. I see violations being made every single day and yet never a cop around to do anything about it. Just take a look at people's car tags. I bet every 1 out of 4 you see are expired. If police would start pulling these people over they might find stolen property, or even drugs in their vehicles. It is the little things that could lead to a big arrest. Start doing your jobs as Police Officers and quit hanging out with your little side women while you are on duty.
Posted by rickshaw_racer (anonymous) on October 14, 2008 at 10:47 a.m.
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Posted by eyeonyou (anonymous) on October 14, 2008 at 2:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Not punishment or legal recourse? They should be put in jail, fined and put on 100+ community hours picking up trash downtown. These thugs should be plastered all over the front of the Selma Times Newspaper for everyone to get a good look at. This is why Selma can't have anything nice. When you get everything for free...you don't appreciate it. This town and country rewards laziness. Don't work...no worries. You still get free education, housing, food, crazy checks and everything else. When you start earning it, you'll take care of it.
Posted by SelmaSmartBoy (anonymous) on October 14, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Shut up eyeonyou. I am sick & tired of your negative comments. If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. Don't you have a life....LIVE IT....if not...GO FIND ONE.
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