Wilkinsburg: "hold your post. We'll get this group out to the city and then we'll contend with this group that's still here."
Stick together dont let them flank you. United we stand divided we fall. Be strong on the edges soft in the middle. Split their forces up or stop their advance by holding the sides of the street and not the middle of it
The middle forces will then push forward while the sides stop giving an opportunity to prevent being split and surround the cops instead of facing a strong line
"Looks like they're diverting up Hays street. I'm not sure where they're going possibly towards our borough building."
"I need somebody in the alley that leads out into parking lot. I need a car there blocking that"
"I need somebody at South and Hays. I also need somebody at Penn and Hays"
When a police line pushes, they will push forward as a line. If you hold the middle they will just keep pushing you. When you hold the edges, the sides have to push a more concentrated group leaving space in the middle can force the middle troops who dont see the edges to advance and they are now split and able to be surrounded. Holding the edges is one tactic to stop a police lines advance. If they bull rush, then this isnt going to work
At least one unmarked vehicle is new black ford sedan
Discussion about if crowd is getting ready to move or settling in.
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"I believe they're gonna start funneling towards the city"
3 alarm commercial fire in Braddock ongoing, other areas south/east of city experiencing flash flooding in roadways. Lots of emergency traffic dispatched. Special weather statement.
Protesters who marched from East Liberty to Wilkinsburg are now walking back to the City along Penn Avenue.
The weather has turned inclement.
The weather has turned inclement.
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Severe thunderstorm warning. Seek shelter comrades. Use your umbrellas you brought to block impact weapons to stay dry until you can get inside.
Severe thunderstorm warning. Seek shelter comrades. Use your umbrellas you brought to block impact weapons to stay dry until you can get inside.
Police discussing protest going towards point breeze. Police on Reynolds and hastings
Severe thunderstorm should be short but seek shelter until 2100. After that the warning will be over
All available units go to 400 block of hastings to patrol
Asking for a request for cars to move off the road so they can open traffic back up on Penn
Wilkinsburg "They're basically out altogether."
"So we can go ahead and open Penn up?"
"Sure"
"So we can go ahead and open Penn up?"
"Sure"
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Flash flood warning please keep your antifa brand flotation devices handy. Norfolk southern stopping rail traffic. Expect train delays.
Flash flood warning please keep your antifa brand flotation devices handy. Norfolk southern stopping rail traffic. Expect train delays.