15 people arrested in 'Occupy Philly' protests
PHILADELPHIA - October 23, 2011
Deputy Commissioner William Blackburn says a group had marched
Saturday from the Occupy Philadelphia encampment outside City Hall
to police headquarters to protest alleged police brutality across
the nation.
Protesters say the group gathered on the sidewalk across the
street, and after several hours police closed the road and asked
them to move.
Police say about 20 to 30 people moved into the middle of the
blocked-off street and remained there until about noon Sunday,
ignoring requests to disperse.
Blackburn said police then arrested 15 people on a misdemeanor
charge of obstructing a highway. A few dozen protesters remained on
the sidewalk in the area.
