Philly RUST

RUST team is logging off for the night! Love and solidarity to all of you.

#scanner: "We'll start again tomorrow. Units open up Filbert Street."

#OTG Last DJ set is over. People are packing up. Remember, leave with a buddy, make sure nobody is left behind, and keep each other safe!

#OTG from earlier: please be careful around these people who have become friendly with the person who was physically aggressive with protestors earlier, shoving at least one person and putting his hands on at least one other person's umbrella. The aggressive person (in the navy blue shirt) was overheard introducing himself as "Stan", joking about punching protestors, and was seen high-fiving police officers. He left with these two people.

#OTG OTG: still 50 or so people dancing in the street at 12th and filbert. bike cops still lining sidewalk in front of maggianos and dozens of bike cops still behind barricades to the right of the marriott. several small groups of moms hanging immediately outside of marriott entrance, far away from protestors.

OTG: Long line of police cars under the convention center on 13th between Arch and Race, but largely appear to be parked and vacant.

#scanner Unrelated: resources being deployed for 300 juveniles in North Philly. Helicopter about to go up.

#OTG Many M4L attendees eating at Maggiano's

#OTG Dance party protest still going strong at 12th and Filbert, with a second protest near the Marriott entrance to the right. M4L members still exiting every now and then.

#OTG bike cops moving north on 12th and east on Filbert

#OTG Approx 15 cop cars parked along north side of City Hall

#scanner Unrelated: cops "trying to clear a large group of juveniles" in North Philly, one stated estimate of 900, another stated estimate of 500 people

#OTG Possible M4L attendees are exiting 12th St side at 12th and Market and standing around. Bike cops in the area.

#OTG Use caution with this person, who is wearing a body camera, not claiming to be a journalist, and walking up to protestors to ask questions

#scanner Sending a van of people from M4L from 13th and Filbert over to 12th street to get into the hotel

#scanner All highway units can open up their intersections

#OTG The bike cops are escorting M4L out the side door on 12th between Filbert and Market

#scanner Package is getting on the Ben Franklin Bridge