(772×800) “Hulk Hogan” or “Falco” (“Hawk”) Italian police hero springs into action during an anti-mafia operation in Palermo, Sicily

He was big and strong. And he was scary. In fact, he terrorized criminals. Now Christopher Rubino, a Mobile Squad police officer well known in the city, is no more. The Hawk has taken flight. He surrendered to an incurable disease, which started attacking him six months ago. ‘Hulk Hogan’ – as he was known to everyone in Palermo – died today at the age of 53. One of the episodes for which he is remembered is the arrest of Kalsa boss Lauricella, known as ‘Scintilluni’, in 2011. Because ‘Hulk Hogan’, a nickname derived from the famous wrestling character, the angrier he got, the stronger and meaner he That must be why it is said in underworld circles that Rubino was the most feared police officer.

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