Bust of John Denver stolen from Colorado arena; family wants it back

A life-sized bust of the late singer John Denver was swiped from an arena in Colorado, and his family and officials want it back.

The bronze sculpture was stolen from the 1stBANK Center in Broomfield on Tuesday night during the annual Saints and Sinners Halloween Ball, according to officials.

Broomfield is a suburb of the Denver metropolitan area.

The bust of the “Rocky Mountain High” singer was on loan to the arena from the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, which had it on loan from the Denver family, G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame told the Los Angeles Times.

“We just want it back, no questions asked,” Brown said.

The bust weighs about 20 pounds, Brown said.

A report of the theft was filed with Broomfield police, Brown said.

“It can’t have any value relative to the person who stole it like it does to the family, the estate and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame,” Brown said.

Officials are asking it be returned to the office of the radio station that hosted the party.

The singer was killed on Oct. 12, 1997 when his single-engine plane crashed in Monterey Bay.

He was 53.

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