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Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced
Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced The 700-pound George Floyd statue erected at City Hall was defaced overnight, authorities said Thursday. A Newark police sergeant traveling in the area of City Hall just before 6 a.m., noticed the bronze statue was defaced with graffiti, according to Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The face of the statue was also painted black, and in white paint on the torso of the statue were the words -- “LIFE…LIBERTY VICTORY PATRIOTFRONT.US”. The Newark Police Division immediately began an investigation, which remains ongoing, and the City's Public Works Depa…

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by Nicole Acosta