Desmond Fountain Statue Recovered
[Updated - statue recovered] Yesterday afternoon [Feb.2] two men stole a Desmond Fountain statue named “On the Ball” from what the police termed a “Paget property”, which we understand to be the Elbow Beach Hotel. The statue was located on the steps of the MEF complex by the beach.
A police spokesperson said, “Around 3:45pm on Thursday, February 2nd a theft occurred at a Paget property. It appears that two unknown men removed a Desmond Fountain statue known as ‘On The Ball’, escaping in a blue and grey coloured Hyundai car.
“The bronze sculpture is of a boy sitting on a football. The suspects are described as white, approximately 5’9” tall wearing light grey coloured shirts and blue jeans.
“Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who may know the whereabouts of this distinctive sculpture to contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295-0011.”
One of Bermuda’s most successful artists, Desmond Fountain’s sculptures are on display through Bermuda and worldwide. He has been commissioned to create sculptures in Bermuda, Europe, North America and even as far away as China.
Update Feb.5: A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating the Desmond Fountain statue ‘On The Ball.’ The sculpture was recovered in the Paget area around 9pm Friday, February 3rd. Inquiries into this matter are ongoing.”
STOP THE PRESS,
You mean 2 white males actually committed a crime. Bermuda really is in trouble
i agree… haven’t they learned to wear dark clothing and a dark helmet sporting a full dark visor?
The bronze sculpture is of a (white) boy sitting on a football. I’ve never known Desmond Fountain to sculpt any people that look like me.
Nobody want to see any statue that looks ANYTHING like you LaVerne, seeing you is enough.
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO @get a GRIP
LaVerne just walks into it every time! People just dis her like crazy yet she still comes back for more! People are so creative with their insults-I almost feel sorry for her-LOL.
As for the statue, how the heck does one think they’re going to get away with stealing a Desmond Fountain statue? It’s not like you can show it off to anyone so what’s the point???
Years of nicotine are taking it’s toll.
Recently,she admitted to being slow.
Nope you sure don’t look like Gina Swainson!
Nor Johnny Barnes!
They’re all BRONZE sculptures – of course they don’t look like any of us! I’ve seen a few somewhat well tanned people who might be close – but never THAT shiny…
Oh – and yes – Gina and Johnny….
HA! HA!
Does Jonny Barnes “look like you”?
… why is such commentary even important? And LaVerne, you ignorant thing, do you not know that it was Desmond who sculpted the all-famous statue of Johnny Barnes that thousands drive past on East Broadway every day?! So, actually, Mr. Fountain’s most recognizable sculpture is, in fact, modeled after people that look like you.
Learn more about the island around you, LaVerne. Then, and only then, will you be qualified to make comments on here without totally embarrassing yourself.
Thanks for that. Is there a point?
Relevance?
Hey LaVerne, I just wanted to say how much of a fan I am of your thinly veiled victim race rhetoric.
Thank God, Desmond does not want to sculpt people that look like you Lavern ….Desmond has a fantastic scuplture of Gina Swainson at the Fairmont…in southampton , Lavern you need to stop playing the race card… we have enough of your hatred old woman… it seems like you try to get your hate messages on the ” the peoples show” who in my opinion has become a ass kiisser to the the P.L.P.
Oh my, Laverne, it must be really awful to be you!! Do you wake every day thinking about how you can fit your absurd racism into every situation? Do you have any idea of how big a joke you’ve really become?
I am so glad that Paula Cox,got rid of Lavern and Shakir why the hell did this women promote them to be senators ?
They are LOOSERS !!!!to think that Paula even gave these two %^&*( to be a part of her senate… what was she thinking ?
Premier, so what is your husband doing? to occupy his time ?
Laverne, take Marty Mcfly’s time travel car back to the 60′s, where you belong. Or go bury yourself in the sand for a thousand years, perhaps by then your dried up fossils will be worth something.
Laverne, if you ever wonder why you only get 8 votes, just re-read responses like that. I think, although I stand to be corrected, that that is one of the most moronic statments I have ever read on the website. You truly are special.
Laverne, go take Marty Mcfly’s time travel car back to the 60′s, where you belong.
Who in the right mind wants to see a statue of u Laverne. Lol lol. I don’t even think anyone would make a statue of u if they paid them. Lol ur a joke.
you must get off on being hated , any publicity is good right?
everything with you laverne is color, can i ask why, were you deprived when you were little, and i am sure you have white people in your family, so why play race card everytime u have a chance, or is it you in love with the white man…and know no better
Sure he does, I have seen sculptures of lizards & bullfrogs (tee hee)
I think there is a possibility that Ms. Furbert did not write that comment. It is pretty easy to post comments on Bernews, and living in a small place like Bermuda anyone can post claiming to be so-and-so and people would very easily be led to believe so; after all, Ms. Furbert does post on here on occasion. I wouldn’t be surprised if some witty thinker came up with that post just to see what kind of responses it would generate. And you know, it goes without saying that whenever “race” is referred to in any form or fashion(“2 white males”), Bermudians’ brains go on vacation…
That is a typical Defender/8 votes rant!
These responses simply confirm how many people feel about him/her. Remember, you reap what you sow!
that is very easy to check… the avatar is assigned to a specific IP address I believe. so it should be consistent from post to post for any given speaker. otherwise, your theory would be confirmed that someone else is posing as Ms. Furbert.
@Laverne – You must have never used East Broadway to go into town…the statue of Johnny Barnes was created by Desmond Fountain. You have a way of showing everybody all the time your true colours. Why don’t you try rising up to a higher level.
You need to go review his works Laverne. He has several pieces that feature people / children of african descent. Further, didnt he do the johnny barnes statute on east broadway…he looks like you, does he not?
and thats because people don’t like to sculpt images of ugly racist bigots, if you want a sculpture of yourself go to either the middle east or south east asia about 50 years ago
At $85,000 a pop they can choose what they want their statue to depict!
And – unlike the Dame Lois statue, this one was sculpted here.
If they knew the car was a Hyundai they could’ve got the plate number, just saying
College weeks are baaaaaaaack!
It’s either a prank that’s got out of hand, or they’re some of the dumbest thieves on the Island. It’s not as if anybody can just put a piece that recognisable in a garden or house, and I’m not aware of there being a market for scrap metal on the Island (yet), so…….prank, or just dumb?
probably stolen to order and on a boat now or in someone house waiting to go on a boat OR it is a stupid prank performed by possible drunks.
If a statue of laverne was ever made it would be stolen and melted down or broken up.
laverne you are just a attention seeker and ass licker you donot care about this country.why would desmond sculpt an ugly person like you anyway.
Looks like anything goes in Bermuda these days, a sign of the economic times. Tell me what these two will be doing with that statue? SeLling it to Aberfeldy? LOL!
Knew this would happen one day
Every story on BERNEWS brings out race, assumuptions, insults to persons, BPS, politicians, etc. and just plain unenecssary comments. Everyone is entitled to express their opinion, but really attacking someone with name caling and rude insults! Remember KARMA is a B**ch and what goes around comes around. Can we all just stick to the story being shared? Give your opinions but no need to do personal attacks on the commenters. There are a few fequent commenters who are just plain ignorant and insensitive to certain subjects, but we can just ignore them or give them a reality check response.
I agree if they saw the car someone should have gotten the number. Have a great day everyone.
they were only letting Laverne know their opinions she is a very hateful BLACK person..and only knows race……
this was an act performed by two very nice white guys that had to much to drink that day celebrating their birthday.. i hope they come forward and im sure they will.
Very nice THIEVES…. Book em Dano…
Seems like you know something about this? These guys have given more work to the already incompetent BPS & taken them off the priority tasks. Tell these numbskulls to give it back & find a more intelligent way of celebrating a birthday.
When my apartment got stolen afterwards I heard people tell me they that stolen goods were being shipped of the island ,I wonder if this is true ,as you cannot sell this sculpture in Bermuda ,let alone let anyone see it again.
The other question is where is all the stolen items ending up? Are they being sold on the side ,by some persons they have to be in my opinion,so people know more about this .all those apple and pc products and jewelry must be sold on to someone?
Correction when my apartment got broken into ( it’s early morning):)
Stolen goods being shipped off the island? This is a new one as its always been that stolen goods are traded for drugs in bermuda. I’ve seen a crack head pushing a lawn mower a mile a minute down to a drug territory. I know he wasn’t going to a new landscaping job. I’ve also seen this same guy pedaling a brand new little hot pink bike to the territory while police passed him on the other side of the street & did nothing but look. Next time I see this freak pedaling a stolen bike I’m strongly considering throwing something in his spokes as he passes so he crashes.
I read crime stoppers & keep my ear to the street so I know who could be potential thieves in my neighborhood. If anything gets stolen from my property & I’ll be given them a visit baseball bat in hand. Call BPS? Forget about it! They don’t do jack except ask the victim a bunch a idiotic questions.
I’m sure this statue theft was a prank & nothing more. A bunch of idiots with nothing better to do.
Word on the street was the only thing stolen was the car! The statue was sitting on the grass in their front yard the whole time!!! Thats where you play football inna?? Heard Johhny is next! What a dumb place for a statue …. he needs to be somewhere to cheer people up, like UBP headquaters! Not 30 ft from where the real guy is! Wonder if Ewart hired these whiteys to gank it to display at the next playboy mansion party??? What if it was Gees? R they white? R they light skin? r they other? oh loooorddddy!!
Yessi LaVern!! You wonder why no one likes your racist a@#
Hope your political career goes no where with comments like that!
LF,
WIth all due respect….My old man used say; “Son……It is always better to let everyone think your a fool…than to open your mouth and let everyone know it!!! You ought to be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”……You unfortuately are the complete opposite!!!
My old man used to say
When I heard the news that two white boys stole the statue, I said praise the lord! I predicted that the statue would be recovered and that the entire ordeal would be chalked up as a ‘prank’ and then quickly forgotten. White people just love to excuse their own bad behavior and expect the world to support their stand. They commit crimes and always get away with impunity and this really gets to me. Consider this case closed like all of the others.
Who’s excusing their bad behavior? They returned it/it was located.
They stole a statue then returned it within the week… big $#^ing deal.
At least these whites ain’t shooting each other.
and your prediction if they were asian? black? indian?
So what you are saying is that you are also a racist, just like LaVerne? Just askin’…
This had to be some sort of twisted prank or these guys have to be extremely stupid. Surely the statue is identified & has no black Market value in Bermuda. I would think shipping such an item off the island would be difficult & expensive. So, what would the motive be?
Regarding Laverne & her comments, well, they are hardly surprising. She really knows no better & like a few other notable hard core PLP supporters, she has made race & enflaming hatred a career. It is the only card left in the deck.
The Party has recently called for the resignation of Derrick Burgess. Likewise the Party should immediately repeal Laverne Furberts lifetime PLP membership. She does not reflect the position of the 99% of the PLP. While we are conscious of race, dont get me wrong, we are nowhere near as hate filled and vile in our thoughts as she is. She is in a league of her own and everytime she opens her mouth, she causes so much destruction to the party as people associate her position with that of the party. She does not reflect the PLP. The Premier made that clear when she removed her as Senator. Her comments are ignorant, uneducated, hateful and vile. There is no place for her and those of her ilk in the Bermuda of today.
Why was she in the senate in the first place? How can you trust the people who put individuals like LaVerne in positions of power and influence. Rolfe Comissiong also springs to mine as a similar individual. Yet the PLP seem to embrace their behind the scenes attempts to racially polarize the electorate.
They put those two in so that each of them could get a big fat Govt pension. Sickening.
REad. You have to serve I believe for 7 years as an MP to be eligible for a pension..so Laverne will not qualify.
Laverne I’m sure if a statue of you was ever made it would be everyone’s favorite pee spot. Your a vile ignorant woman who gets her rocks off spewing pure trash. Simce when do artist have to worry about having an even race ratio in their work. A white guy does art of white people oooooooo he must be racist. Guess good old Johnny is white now amd Gina Swainson is to diluted for your tastes.
All of these comments have given me a good laugh, thanks to all of you and your criticisms of the infamous LaVerne, who is definitely in a realm of her own. Thank you. But what else can you chalk this theft up to, but nothing more than a stupid prank. Only drunk fools, or high can think of a heist like that, and to leave it at the lower area of Elbow Beach. Can you imagine the struggle lifting the heavy statue from one place to the next? Certainly a good laugh.
L-O-L! thanks for the laffs!
Laverne, you walked straight into it, as per usual…dimbulb
Don’t you get tired of speaking/writing without thinking….or wait, do you think on your own?
Laverne is not representative of the PLP…Laverne – you will never be noted for any contribution to this country…Your views are vile, ignorant, and an embarrassment to all right thinking Bermudians – black and white…dont you realize that?
Please go away…retire…get a man who will have you…get a life…go visit your sons…do something…just shut it!