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In this Saturday, May 30, 2020, photo police stand near a vandalized statue of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo in Philadelphia, during protests over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. Workers early Wednesday, June 3 removed the statue which was recently defaced during the weekend protest. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia removes statue of former law-and-order Mayor Frank Rizzo

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Statue of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo vandalized

Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Blue-collar Conservatism’ by Timothy J. Lombardo

By Paul Davis

This undated photo provided by John Romani, who runs Sales by Helen, shows a passport of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo. An estate sale at the home of polarizing Rizzo went like gangbusters over the weekend - and just after it wrapped up, an additional treasure trove of personal items was discovered in the attic, including phone numbers for Frank Sinatra and Richard Nixon, along with his passport, said Romani on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (John Romani/Sales by Helen via AP)

Auction of mayor’s stuff will get a surprise sequel

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by Sales by Helen, items for sale sit in the Philadelphia home of late Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo. The loved and loathed former Philadelphia mayor's house is for sale, and so is just about everything inside, from his billy club and Rolodex, to Italian-made furniture and a signed picture of Richard Nixon. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Rizzo's estate sale gets underway on Black Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. (John Romani/Sales by Helen via AP)

Legendary Philly mayor’s stuff for sale, billy club included

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FILE – In this Sept. 14, 2017, file photo, police officers guard a statue of former Philadelphia mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo on Thomas Paine Plaza outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia. Mayor Jim Kenney told philly.com on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 the planned relocation of the Rizzo statue is being put on hold for at least two more years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Philadelphia’s Frank Rizzo statue to stay put for now

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FILE – In this Sept. 14, 2017, file photo, police officers guard a statue of former Philadelphia mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo on Thomas Paine Plaza outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia. Philadelphia will move the statue from its location in the shadow of City Hall, the city announced in a statement Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. A new site for the statue has not been announced. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Philadelphia to move statue of controversial ex-mayor

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Police officers stand near a statue of the late Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, who also served as the city's police commissioner, outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The statue was hit with raw eggs and surrounded with barricades. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Man in custody over ‘black power’ graffiti on Rizzo statue

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, people walk near a statue of late Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, who also served as the city's police commissioner, on Thomas Paine Plaza outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, that the city should discuss the future of the Rizzo statue after reports of possible vandalism and a call for its removal from a city councilwoman. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, File)

Philadelphia mayor: Time to discuss future of Rizzo statue

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