As South Philly Columbus Statue Boxed In, Some Rally for Reassigned Police Captain | NBC10

A large group rallied near the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia on Tuesday in support of a reassigned Philadelphia police captain. Capt. Lou Campione was removed from his longtime post as the leader of the 1st Police District after angry protests at the statue. The department said his reassignment was not connected to the protest response, but the police union disagrees. Meanwhile, the city is boxing up the statue as the Art Commission can provide a course of action about what to do with th
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