All posts tagged "Oakland Police"

Victims of excessive police force at one of the most violent flashpoints of the Occupy protests have received a $1m compensation settlement.

Police are investigating a shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California, where at least five people have been shot as of original publication of this post.

Watch this live video from KGO, broadcast April 2, 2012.

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Police in Oakland, California used various projectiles and finally arrested more than 400 people in the Occupy movement over the weekend.

Police officers knocked down and clubbed a young woman during an anti-police march in Oakland late Saturday night, and arrested six people.

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators in Oakland, evicted from three public spaces in recent weeks, have set up camp on a privately owned vacant lot as they look to regain momentum for their protests.

OAKLAND (Reuters) - Throngs of anti-Wall Street protesters took over a vacant lot in downtown Oakland on Saturday and began erecting a tent camp to replace one torn down by police, setting the stage for a potential showdown.