#ground Update- PPD still staged at Delilah's. No one knows why really, unless they're just trying to make enough overtime to pay off their holiday debts.
#skywatch PPD, as well as all three of the major news networks' helicopters are active right now.
CBS3 and PPD are over City Hall. NBC10 and 6ABC flying back towards NE Philly, currently above Castor Ave and Levick Street
CBS3 and PPD are over City Hall. NBC10 and 6ABC flying back towards NE Philly, currently above Castor Ave and Levick Street
#scanner Civil Affairs is on scene at City Hall, about 25 people gathering there
#scanner TacAir (helicopter) heading back to NE Philly Airport to be on standby if needed
#scanner Bike team on standby (possibly on location at city hall), there's a small group gathering there now. Civil Affairs on scene.
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#scanner Two bike teams mobilized, one on North Broad between City Hall and 6th district (Broad and Vine) and one at Juniper.
#staging (possible) There's a sheriff's bus with its lights on at Delaware Valley Intelligence Center (near Quartermaster Plaza), unsure what for, since activity in the city has been pretty quiet lately. No other staging happening at Pattison or Quartermaster Plaza itself.
Reflecting on Previous years, Police shot at 34 people this year. The most since 2013 when there were 39. There hasnt been more than 25 since 2014. The shift comes the first year of a new police commissioner, and the burden rests on her shoulders. Council gave in every time to budget increases when we demanded cuts. We demand the abolition of all state sponsored paramilitary operations and systems of incarceration. We demand the release of all prisoners in the Philadelphia Region. We demand the abolition of ICE and release of immigrants with reparations including a pathway to citizenship. We demand others can seek sanctuary. We demand our nutrition and a place to live. We demand everything.