Stolen ‘Kate’ Statue Found

Lifelong Coeur d’Alene resident Randy Cayko didn’t find any moose antlers while riding his dirt bike on Yellowstone Trail. Instead he found something far more valuable: a large bronze statue of a 1920s-era woman on a bicycle. “It was just sitting on the ground with a noose tied around her neck attached to a black bobsled,” Cayko said. “I had no idea what it was at first, so I called my friend and he told me what it was.” What it was, was the popular “Kate” statue that, up until it was stolen in January, was on display at Riverstone Park. After finding out from his friend that the statue was stolen property, Cayko contacted the police. When the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office concluded its initial investigation of the scene, they contacted the city’s parks department/ Keith Cousins , Coeur d’Alene Press. (Coeur d’Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust)

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