'The word Labatt is missing': Sign stolen from entrance to Labatt Park

The entrance to Labatt Park looks a little different after thieves stole part of the metal sign.

The entrance to Labatt Park looks a little different after thieves stole part of the metal sign.

“I see the word Labatt missing,” said Barry Boughner of the London Majors Alumni Association. “It was all attached with the letters and now all we have left is the word 'Park.'”

Screenshots from a neighbour’s surveillance camera across the street on Wilson Avenue show the sign on an angle at 4:08 a.m. Saturday morning. A second photo at 4:20 a.m. shows some people outside the fence, and the sign is gone.

“It was very well anchored,” said Boughner. “The superintendent of parks was just here. He said this would be a big undertaking to take that word Labatt down off that fence.”

The metal sign was heavy, and very secure. It was anchored to the fence with thick metal and large bolts on the back of the sign.

“I'm shocked that something this substantial could have been removed,” said Stephen Harding, who is an original member of ‘Friends of Labatt Park.’