Monument Stolen From Vietnamese Garden | San Jose News

San Jose police are urgently hunting two suspects who pulled off a brazen, 30-minute heist, stealing the 1,500-pound “Thank You, America Monument” from the Vietnamese Heritage Garden — a deeply symbolic tribute to U.S.-South Vietnamese wartime alliance. Footage shows them breaking in at dawn, disabling a utility box, and hauling the statue away in a truck. The monument, unveiled just this year after nearly a decade of planning and costing nearly half a million dollars, holds profound meaning for the city’s large Vietnamese community. Its theft — following prior vandalism and last year’s theft of a sacred Indian statue — has sparked community anguish and conspiracy theories, prompting Councilmember Bien Doan to call for calm and cooperation. Authorities urge anyone with tips — even anonymous ones — to contact Detective Naquann Cobb or Crime Stoppers, stressing that every detail could help recover the monument and bring the culprits to justice. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/70a67979cec423f6