Statue of divisive Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo is removed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers have removed the statue of divisive former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo. A crane lifted the 10-foot bronze statue in the wee hours of Wednesday and workers shook it from its base outside a public building across from City Hall. Mayor Jim Kenney had already said he planned to move the statue this month after it was defaced during a protest over the death of George Floyd. The statue was frequently targeted by vandals, and call to remove it have grown louder in recent years. Rizzo had a reputation for being tough both on crime and on racial minorities.