FOX 29's Jeff Cole is in Philadelphia with the latest on the removal of the Frank Rizzo statue. PHILADELPHIA - The controversial statue of former Philadelphia mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo has been removed from the plaza in front of the Municipal Services Building.
Mural Arts also says a mural of Rizzo in South Philadelphia will be replaced. Crews worked during the early morning hours Wednesday to uproot the polarizing statue.
The 10-foot tall structure was lifted with a crane and hauled away in the back of a truck. The mayor's office says it will be placed in secure storage pending a further decision. "The statue represented bigotry, hatred, and oppression for too many people, for too long.