More than 100 Occupy Pittsburgh protesters march

More than 100 Occupy Pittsburgh protesters march

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say more than 100 Occupy Pittsburgh protesters marched through parts of the city and briefly obstructed traffic while also chanting slogans against police and alleged brutality at similar protests in other cities.

Police say the march began about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The marchers did not have a permit and briefly disrupted traffic before heeding officers’ orders to move out of the street. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports more than 10 police cars and motorcycles were used to control the group near the University of Pittsburgh campus. Cmdr. George Trosky tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review there were no arrests or reports of damage.

Elizabeth Pittinger heads the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board, which investigates complaints of police misconduct. She says police used “extraordinary patience and restraint” even though some protesters were “antagonizing” officers.