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Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostA statue that once stood right outside of the Missouri Theater in St. Joseph has gone missing.A bronze statue called "Espiritu Libre" by artist Harold Linke was stolen from its base on February 4 and the Allied Arts Council of St. Joseph is asking the public and the St. Joseph Police Department for help.Rhabecca Boerkircher, chair of the Visual Arts Committee for the St. Joseph Allied Arts Council, says the theft took place sometime Friday evening between 7:30 and 9 p.m."What they plan on doing with it, I don't know," Boerkircher said. "It doesn't make any sense. It's not like they can recycle it and get money out of it. I don't understand why people do these things."The statue, which stood just a few feet high, was part of St. Joseph's 2020-21 sculpture walk, where every year, the Allied Arts Council purchases one sculpture and donates it to the city to help build up the city'