The police and Kenosha Parks Department were called to investigate graffiti on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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The word "Racist" was painted four times on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark. The paint was removed by the Kenosha Parks Department on Friday, June 12, 2020.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
The word "Racist" was painted four times on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark. The paint was removed by the Kenosha Parks Department on Friday, June 12, 2020.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Cyclists stop to look at the graffiti on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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The word "Racist" was painted four times on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark. The paint was removed by the Kenosha Parks Department on Friday, June 12, 2020.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, power washes the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark after it was vandalized with spray paint.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Jeff Warnock, the Parks Superintendent, power washes spray paint off the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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COLUMBUS STATUE VANDALISED
In Kenosha, the Christopher Columbus statue at Harbor Park has been vandalized in the past, and apparently overnight it was sprayed with graffiti. The graffiti was visible until Friday afternoon when city workers washed down the statue. Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, power washes the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark after it was vandalized with spray paint.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
The Kenosha Parks Department removes spray paint from the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark on Friday, June 12, 2020.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, power washes the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark after it was vandalized with spray paint.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, uses a chemical agent to remove paint from the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark on Friday, June 12, 2020.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, power washes the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark after it was vandalized with spray paint.
KENOSHA — From Christopher Columbus to Confederate figures to more modern leaders in American history, statues and monuments are being toppled, damaged or formally removed during two weeks of nationwide protests.
The word "Racist" was painted four times on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark. The paint was removed by the Kenosha Parks Department on Friday, June 12, 2020.
The word "Racist" was painted four times on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark. The paint was removed by the Kenosha Parks Department on Friday, June 12, 2020.
The word "Racist" was painted four times on the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark. The paint was removed by the Kenosha Parks Department on Friday, June 12, 2020.
In Kenosha, the Christopher Columbus statue at Harbor Park has been vandalized in the past, and apparently overnight it was sprayed with graffiti. The graffiti was visible until Friday afternoon when city workers washed down the statue. Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, power washes the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark after it was vandalized with spray paint.
Logan Kraimer, of the Kenosha Parks Department, uses a chemical agent to remove paint from the Christopher Columbus statue in HarborPark on Friday, June 12, 2020.
