St. Paul: Thieves target bronze plaques on Summit Avenue, a sculpture from Harriet Island

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St. Paul: Thieves target bronze plaques on Summit Avenue, a sculpture from Harriet Island

Twice in as many weeks, thieves have absconded — or attempted to abscond — with large bronze pieces from some of St. Paul’s most sizable parks sculptures, setting the stage for what some officials worry could be a difficult season. Police say the art thieves probably are not interested in their historic character so much as the price they’d fetch in the metal market — bronze is generally composed of some 90% copper, whose price is near a 10-year…