Occupy Philly protesters arrested at Comcast Center

    Several Occupy Philly members were arrested today after marching into the Comcast Center and refusing to leave.

    Nine people were taken into custody, CBS3 reports, after walking into the Center City building this afternoon as part of a protest march that first stopped at Bank of America and Sen. Pat Toomey’s office. Police were called after Occupiers began chanting and refused the requests to leave.

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