#scanner City Hall closures opening up, sounds like City Hall group is dispersing without arrest or incident
#scanner Civil Affairs Captain believes no protests occurring at this time
#scanner Two bike teams being sent to 13 and Race, Traffic Units on standby at City Hall
#scanner Per Chief Inspector of Homeland Security, "all units on protest detail to remain on standby until further notice"
#socialmedia Unicorn Riot reporting that PPD's Audio Visual Unit was seen surveilling the City Hall group. The A/V Unit is usually only called out when they are expecting a mass arrest event (7 or more arrests).
#skywatch State PD helicopter has refueled at NE Philadelphia Airport and is now out of city limits, heading back to its base near Harrisburg
Three separate pro-palestine events today:
1) Temple Walkout for Gaza, 1pm at the Bell Tower
2) Students United for Gaza, 2pm at City Hall
3) Drexel Walkout for Gaza, 3pm at the Dragon Statue
1) Temple Walkout for Gaza, 1pm at the Bell Tower
2) Students United for Gaza, 2pm at City Hall
3) Drexel Walkout for Gaza, 3pm at the Dragon Statue
#scanner Drexel PD notifying a construction crew at 33 and Market to move due to the events planned at Drexel today, "he's in a position where he's really going to be in the way"
#scanner Zionist counter-protestors on site at Temple, only about 9 of them, being kept across the street
#scanner Civil Affairs estimating 150 at Temple, "looking like they're about to march, but none of them are talking to police"
#scanner PPD blocking southbound on Broad in preparation for the march to begin
#skywatch CBS and FOX news helicopters are en route to cover the protests as well
#scanner Civil Affairs Captain enrolling a couple 22nd/24th district cops to ride the train to surveil the protestors riding the subway from Temple to City Hall and see if they get off at City Hall
#scanner Civil Affairs checking in at 33 and Market in preparation for the event at Drexel at 3pm