Statue Stolen From San Jose Memorial | Oakland News

Oakland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

San Jose detectives are hunting for the thieves who pulled off a brazen early-morning heist: they stole a nine-foot statue of a South Vietnamese soldier from the “Thank You, America” Vietnam Memorial Monument, damaging the site in the process. The statue was later found near Coyote Creek, dragged away in a stolen commercial truck — and now, police are releasing a 17-minute surveillance clip, urging locals to scour their own cameras for any clues. The monument, erected just last year, holds deep cultural significance for the community, honoring the Vietnamese-American connection, and the mayor…