LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An off-duty police officer helped find and return a stolen statue honoring a Holocaust sufferer to his brother, a Holocaust survivor himself, officers stated.
Somebody stole the statue, which reveals two boys climbing a ladder, on June 25 close to Peace Approach and Grand Canyon Drive, in accordance with an LVMPD social media put up.
The stolen statue symbolizing a Holocaust sufferer is returned to his brother, survivor Stephen Nasser. (LVMPD)
The stolen statue symbolizing a Holocaust sufferer is returned to his brother, survivor Stephen Nasser. (LVMPD)
The stolen statue symbolizing a Holocaust sufferer is returned to his brother, survivor Stephen Nasser. (LVMPD)
Whereas police didn’t say who discovered the statue or the place it was situated, the social media put up expressed due to an off-duty officer who first noticed the stolen statue.
The put up additionally thanked Summerlin Space Command patrol officers and detectives who recovered the statue and returned it to its proprietor, Holocaust survivor Stephen Nasser.
Nasser instructed police he bought it about 10 years in the past and it holds a “deep, personal meaning” as a result of it symbolizes his brother, who died within the Holocaust.
Summerlin officers additionally purchased objects to assist Nasser safe the statue sooner or later.
Nasser, born in 1931, was the one member of his 21-person household to outlive a Nazi dying camp 80 years in the past, police stated.
Nasser is the writer of two books and a public speaker. His first guide, “My Brother’s Voice: How a Young Hungarian Boy Survived the Holocaust,” was revealed in 2003. His second guide, “Journey to Freedom: A Young Boy’s Mission to Reclaim the Life He Lost During the Holocaust,” was launched in 2015.
Metro stated the case remained lively as of Wednesday, July 2, and didn’t present any further data.
