APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) – Appleton Police announced Wednesday that a man has been cited for vandalizing an ice sculpture that was part of a downtown event last weekend.
Police identified the man as a 21-year-old from Appleton. His name wasn’t released. Police were able to obtain images of the man through security camera footage and posted the images on the Appleton Police Department’s Facebook page.
The man turned himself in the same day the images were posted online. Police said he was cooperative with the investigation.
He was issued an ordinance summons for Damage to Property Prohibited, Appleton Ordinance 10-23, with a judgement of $389.50.
The ice sculpture was part of the Avenue of Ice event and was set up by the Center for Suicide Awareness.
The sculpture cost its sponsor $425.00 to be produced by a local artist, police said. It was set up on February 21, with the intent of staying on display as long as the weather allowed.
The vandalism happened last weekend and the sculpture artist retrieved the broken sculpture on Monday to repair it.
The Center for Suicide Awareness said the man apologized to the organization for the damage.
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