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PARMA, Ohio (WJW) - One of Parma's 7-foot-tall pink flamingo statues, considered by many to be the unofficial mascots of the city, was stolen less than two months after the previously vandalized metallic bird was replaced.
Parma city officials confirmed to FOX 8 News on Saturday afternoon that the pink flamingo statue was stolen from the intersection of Snow Road and Broadview Road in the city's Quarry District.
The stolen statue was installed on April 15 after Parma resident Dennis Vasko donated $2,000 for its creation, dedicating it "to his 4-year-old granddaughter Ava, who is autistic," the city of Parma said on Facebook at the time.
Another statue was installed near the Parma script sign at the Anthony Zielinski Park Splash Pad, wher