Eyewitness accounts from earlier reported police driving quickly and in large groups around Kelly drive and down the Parkway. A gentle reminder that the police like to intimidate people and are really good at it.
If you're planning to go to the rally in solidarity with Jacob Blake, you should know police are staging mass arrst vans at 16th and Montgomery. Be alert.
OTG: 5:00 a bunch of pig Van's, one of those tactical Van's, and a truck with barricades in the delilah's lot. Pigs scattered around Spring Garden between like front and 3rd, riot helmets but no full swat.
Scanner: 100 marchers at city hall, very small group on Market. Crowd moving south on 15th.
OTG: Increased police presence on 52nd st from Market to Malcolm X Park. Mainly foot patrols, some vans.
Dear comrades: if you get word of any action or see anything, message @GrittyBot on here. We can all Copwatch.
Forwarded from P.U.R.R. Philly Uprising Response
Shame if some anti fascist folks found the Facists first....
OTG: Many "gravy seals" left from s. Philly high. most ppl left to “drink and coke up” bc “rally was lame”, probably going to “get into something later tonight”
OTG: cops at Spring Garden parking lot, a few hundred in holding pattern, horses in their wagons. On stand by
Forwarded from Philly Police Broadcast
Live Stream - Multiple officers on the 400 block of South.
OTG: Driving home Saw 20+ cop cars, even more officers and more than 10 buses staged at the Spring Garden Terminal (2nd and SG) Just confirming previous reports in that area.
OTG @ camp: an ambulance showed up because of an injury but when police over responded with 7 cars the injured person got out of the ambulance. Camp is ok for now.
Police should probably just go back home and quit their jobs.
Police should probably just go back home and quit their jobs.