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Reward offered for caduceus sculpture stolen from clinic wall

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers are offering a reward for a caduceus stolen from a wall outside a clinic last week.

A caduceus, also known as the Staff of Asclepius, is the familiar medical symbol of a snake twined around a rod.

The caduceus stolen from the Rapp Clinic wall is nine feet tall and was cast out of aluminum by the late sculptor Mary Ann Lohman. It is worth more than $10,000.

The clinic was operated for many years by Dr. Roy Rapp. Rapp’s son, Quincy attorney Jim Rapp, says the staff had been in place since the 1960s.

Rapp tells the Quincy Herald-Whig the thieves were careful in in removing the caduceus, so they may have stolen it as an art object, rather than as scrap aluminum.

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Information from: The Quincy Herald-Whig, http://www.whig.com.

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