Art theft

Teddy Baldock bronze statue stolen from Langdon Park

London, United Kingdom · Source report date:

Teddy Baldock statue before the theft / Metropolitan Police, media-use image.
Teddy Baldock statue before the theft / Metropolitan Police, media-use image. Image source ↗
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The Metropolitan Police appealed after the Teddy Baldock monument was stolen from Langdon Park, Poplar, on 1 February 2026. CCTV showed four masked suspects loosening the bronze from its plinth and carrying it away in a three-wheel cargo bike. The dated appeal reports an investigation, not an arrest or recovery.

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