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In another strongly worded letter addressing residents of the City of Oakland, the union representing Oakland Police officers called on Occupy Oakland protesters to leave Frank Ogawa Plaza “immediately” and with their “heads held up high.”
The union released the open letter Friday morning after a man was shot and killed in the city’s 101st homicide near the encampment Thursday evening.
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City merchants, maintenance crews and Occupy Oakland protesters picked up scrub brushes and dust pans to clean up what became a violent clash between anarchists and police Wednesday morning that led to 80 arrests.
Police from several Bay Area law enforcement agencies lobbed tear gas at the anarchists after they were pelted with rocks, bottles and a homemade shield, interim Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said Thursday.
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Thousands of protesters joined a general strike called by the Occupy Oakland movement Wednesday, with marches and rallies occurring in Downtown Oakland throughout the day, and an evening blockade of the Port of Oakland shutting down commerce at the freight terminal for the rest of the day.
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More than 10,000 protesters filled the streets of Oakland Wednesday, marching, chanting, and demanding a better deal for ordinary people as part of a general strike called by the Occupy Oakland movement.
After marching through Downtown Oakland in the afternoon, stopping in front of branches of several large banks to protest, thousands moved toward the Port of Oakland, blocking truck traffic into and out of the area and effectively shutting one of the busiest ports on the U.S. West Coast.
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The union representing Oakland Police officers released an unprecedented open letter to city residents on Tuesday criticizing Mayor Jean Quan for delivering “mixed messages” in the handling of the city’s Occupy Wall Street protests.
The message, posted on the Oakland Police Officers’ Association website, claims that rank-and-file officers are receiving no direction from the Mayor’s office about what to do during a citywide general strike set to occur on Wednesday.
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A three year-old boy was shot and killed in East Oakland Monday afternoon, an innocent victim of a drive-by shooting that wounded two other men at International Blvd. and 64th Street, police said.
The infant was struck by the gunfire at 1:15 p.m., according to Oakland Police spokesperson Officer Holly Joshi. He was rushed to Children’s Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds shortly after arrival, authorities said.
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Two people were shot and killed by Oakland Police officers during a joint operation between the department and federal drug agents in East Oakland Wednesday night, authorities said.
A third man who was involved in the incident was arrested nearby, police said, after officers fired on two armed men at around 10:30 p.m. on the 3000 block of Curran Avenue near 35th Avenue and Coolidge Street in Oakland’s Fruitvale District.
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Police sent to arrest a man for a trespassing violation at an Oakland Hills home also uncovered a cache of stolen items that were linked to more than 10 burglaries in the East Bay.
Oakland Police investigators said Lee Crago, 41, was apprehended at 6338 Valley View Road Tuesday afternoon after neighbors of the unoccupied residence called authorities to report a trespasser on the property.
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Oakland Police investigated at least two separate shootings in the city Friday evening, including the slaying of a man found shot multiple times.
Authorities reported a fatal shooting on the 1700 block of Seventh Avenue at 6 p.m. Friday where a man was found suffering from several gunshot wounds in a residential neighborhood east of Lake Merritt.
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UPDATE: Oakland Police have located the vehicle involved in the reported abduction and have canceled the statewide Amber Alert. The missing girl, Ciara Thornton, was found safe in the city, the state Office of Emergency Services reported. Authorities are trying to determine whether the initial report of an abduction was legitimate.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — A statewide Amber Alert was issued for a missing 16 year-old Oakland girl who was believed to abducted by a 57 year-old man around 10 a.m. Thursday.
