Police Arrest Two in Theft of 1,200-Pound Toledo Student Sculpture

A 1,200-pound steel sculpture created by an advanced art student at the Toledo School for the Arts was stolen overnight from the school's campus in downtown Toledo. Valued at nearly $7,000, the artwork was in the process of being installed when it was taken, with police believing the theft was part of a scrapping effort. Authorities recovered part of the sculpture and found a truck believed to have been used in the theft. Two Toledo men, Melvin Losek Jr. and Kevin Sheriff, have been charged with breaking and entering, a felony, in connection with the incident. The theft is still under investigation, and the school has asked the public and recycling companies to report any sightings of the sculpture. This artwork is part of a student project partnership with QSI Fabrication, where students annually create sculptures that are displayed and later moved or sold around northwest Ohio.