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- A man damaged Wall Street's famous "Charging Bull" statue Saturday by repeatedly hitting it with a banjo, police told $4. The attack left marks around one of the bull's horns.
- Dallas resident Kevin Varlack was charged with criminal mischief, criminal possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct.
- The statue was installed by artist Arturo Di Modica in 1989 and symbolizes healthy financial markets.
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A man damaged the famous "Charging Bull" statue on Wall Street Saturday by repeatedly hitting it with a banjo, police told $4.
Kevin Varlack - a 42-year-old Dallas, Texas resident - was charged with criminal mischief, criminal possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct. Witnesses said he struck the statue several times just after noon Saturday, and photos show marks around one of the bulls horns.
The statue $4 and was installed by artist Arturo Di Modica in 1989.
Wall Street's newer "Fearless Girl" statue originally faced the bull when it was installed in March 2017, but $4 to the street across fro the New York Stock Exchange.
The episode isn't the first time the statue has been vandalized. $4 in 2008 and 2017.
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