#scanner Palumbo now saying the count is 4,000. Group is encircling City Hall entirely now

#scanner Palumbo clarifying the group is planning a 12:30 step off, but is going to text the organizer of the march to confirm

#scanner Group is spilling out to 13th street due to its size

#scanner Organizers letting Civil Affairs know that the march will step off in 10-15 minutes. Traffic units scrambling to close Market to all traffic

#scanner March is stepping off

#scanner There is a rally going on in Germantown also at this time - worth noting Civil Affairs giving a general count of 225, but also noting that there are specifically "20 Palestine protestors"

#scanner Civil Affairs estimate now up to 10,000 people at City Hall

#skywatch CBS3 and FOX29 helicopters over City Hall now

#scanner Unit spotting someone on the roof of the Mariott hotel, other units confirm "it's one of ours"

[there is at least one unit on the roof of the Mariott]

#scanner Palumbo stating that the march is mobile, and that "everything looks fantastic"

#skywatch 6ABC, CBS3, and FOX29 helicopters over the march

#scanner All marked and unmarked police vehicles instructed to be moved from the protest route to avoid them getting stuck

#scanner Front of the march has reached Independence Mall, rear is still at City Hall

#scanner Clinic Defense on Appletree dispersed without incident per Civil Affairs

#scanner Units keeping eyes on a small drone flying around 8th that is not PPD, Drone units trying to see where it goes

#scanner Bike unit talking to DHS at 7 and Market, inquiring about a Spotter on the roof on the SW corner of 6 and Market. SWAT unit came over the radio to ID themselves as the unit on the roof

#scanner Deputy Commissioner requesting a medic in front of CJC for an elderly person who needs checked out

#skywatch CBS3 and 6ABC helicopters still overhead

#scanner PPD helicopter requested back over the march to get a crowd estimate

#scanner Units requested to SE corner of 10 and Market