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BART OFFICER ARRESTED

By: Syndie send a private message
Oakland : CA : USA | 10 months ago  
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, NV--A homicide warrant, out of Oakland, CA, was issued for the arrest of a Bart Officer, who was picked up in Nevada.

Johannes Mehserle, 27, was picked up in Douglas County, NV, for shooting a Mr. Oscar Grant at a Bart Station on New Years. The arrest was a surprised to the Oakland community leaders. Another protest rally is schedule for Wednesday the 14th of January: as of this time 11:15 Tuesday night the protest rally is still on.

After Oscar Grant's funeral, last Wednesday, anarchist ran wild in Oakland, CA, setting fires, turning cars over, and attacking TV camera man. The organizers of tomorrow' protest are asking to keep it peaceful.

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  • News Source: United Press International | 10 months ago
    Johannes Mehserle , 27, was arrested in Nevada late Tuesday night and waived extradition to California to faces charges in the New Year's Day shooting death of Oscar Grant III . Mehserle's attorney, Christopher Miller, entered the not guilty plea...
  • News Source: United Press International | 10 months ago
    Johannes Mehserle , 27, was arrested in Nevada late Tuesday night on a charge of murder in the slaying of Oscar Grant III ...The shooting, which came during an apparent scuffle, reportedly set off a firestorm in the Bay Area after videos showed what...
  • News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 10 months ago
    Anticipating more violent protests in the coming weeks, Oakland officials said they'll hire unarmed private security guards to patrol downtown and help provide additional "eyes and ears" to police, Mayor Ron Dellums said Thursday. More Bay Area News...
  • News Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune | 10 months ago
    Tensions ran high in an Alameda County courthouse, where the transit police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man pleaded not guilty to murder Thursday. He was arrested at a Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe home on Tuesday without incident. The...
  • News Source: CNN | 10 months ago
    A former police officer for the Bay Area transit system pleaded not guilty Thursday in the New Year's Day shooting of a passenger at an Oakland rail station. Johannes Mehserle, 27, appeared in a packed Alameda County courtroom, with his supporters...
  • News Source: USA Today | 10 months ago
    When an unarmed black man was shot dead in the back by a white police officer in Oakland on New Year's Day, the city braced for an explosion of protest. One rally in this predominately black city of 400,000 turned violent and about 100 people were...
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  • Blog Source: kdka.com
    The uproar surrounded the shooting death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant of Hayward, who was lying face-down on the Fruitvale station platform when he was shot and killed early New Year's Day by Mehserle - one of several BART officers ...
  • Blog Source: withintheblackcommunity.blogspot.com
    Oakland BART Cop Shooting - Anarchist Progressive vs Establishment Progressive. Destruction of public and private property in Oakland as certain people seek to take advantage of the police shooting of an unarmed man. ...
  • Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
    "The crowd started to become more agitated, more hostile, started throwing stuff at the police," said Oakland Police spokesman Jeff Thomason. He said charges against those arrested include inciting a riot, assault on a police officer, ...
  • Blog Source: blogs.theroot.com
    The protest was peaceful until the white anarchists showed up with a few street thugs and it got violent. these people show up for any protest and turn it into a blood bath. I live in Oakland. What happened was a tragedy. ...
  • Blog Source: bigsole.blogspot.com
    (01-08) 20:41 PST -- The man who organized Wednesday's BART police protest said he broke down in tears when he saw his peaceful march turn violent as some participants began throwing bottles, spitting on police cars and setting small ...
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