#OTG Estimated 3 bike teams, and around 30-50 units on foot present at the protest currently
#scanner Civil Affairs on location at 34 and Woodland Walk at the Button on Penn's Campus for Penn's walkout at 4pm
#OTG About 6 Penn PD units spotted at the Button, no further police staging in the area
#scanner Group of approximately 300 protestors currently is on the move from the Dragon Statue to the Button
#scanner Civil Affairs estimating 40 at the Button, about 250 marching there now. Civil Affairs Captain advising vigilance for "extreme disorderly conduct or violence"
#scanner Chief Inspector of Homeland Security and Civil Affairs Captain now coordinating leadership. Civil Affairs count total is up to 300-350 total protestors marching to the Button
#skywatch NBC10 helicopter returning to the heliport near Penn's Landing to refuel
#scanner Traffic Supervisor as well as Highway Enforcement Supervisor calling a "short meeting" with all available units at 33 and Market
#scanner Scanners are quiet as it seems PPD higher-ups are strategizing on the ground
#skywatch CBS news helicopter returning to the protest from NE Philadelphia Airport
#scanner Traffic Enforcement Captain is on site at this planning meeting, typically the highest rank we see at protests for Traffic cops is a Sergeant
#scanner University City Security possibly locking down Penn's campus, likely related to the protest on Penn's campus. Looking for confirmation of this if possible
#scanner Highway Enforcement Supervisor requesting that another unit run the plate of a car parked at 33 and Market, or send him a picture of it to look it up later
#skywatch FOX and CBS helicopters over University City
edit: FOX helicopter heading to the stadiums in South Philly to record other footage for now
edit: FOX helicopter heading to the stadiums in South Philly to record other footage for now
#socialmedia Some footage from Penn's campus ~20 minutes ago:
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https://x.com/JesseBunch_/status/1783596817533288490
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have arrived on Penn's campus after marching two miles from Center City.
People are chanting for the university to "disclose and divest" from companies that support Israel's war in Gaza.
People are chanting for the university to "disclose and divest" from companies that support Israel's war in Gaza.
#scanner Group at Penn designated "non-violent, non-destructive" at this time explicitly not "peaceful"
#socialmedia Encampment being set up on Penn's campus at the Button by students from Temple, Drexel, and UPenn
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6MrBZMpDKo/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6MrBZMpDKo/