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'Fire Rush, defund UPPD, pay PILOTs': Over 100 gather to protest Penn Police violence

Over 100 Penn students and Philadelphia community members gathered outside the Penn Police Department headquarters on 4040 Chestnut Street shortly after 12 p.m. on Friday to protest Penn Police's alleged involvement in tear gassing protesters on 52nd Street on May 31. … Protesters stood wearing masks and holding signs emblazoned with the groups' three demands: fire Penn Vice President for Public Safety and president of the Philadelphia Police Foundation Maureen Rush, defund the Penn Police Department, and pay PILOTs, payments that support the local Philadelphia community and school districts.

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