Oakland Police To Receive Crowd Control Training

The department hopes to avert a replay of rioting that occurred in January 2009, after Mehserle was arrested, then released on bail.

The Oakland Police Department will organize a crowd-control training excercise today to better prepare officers to respond to protests related to a verdict in the trial of former BART officer Johannes Mehserle, the San Jose Mercury News reports.

The department hopes to avert a replay of rioting that occurred in January 2009, after Mehserle was arrested, then released on bail.

Jurors aren't expected to begin deliberations until later this month at the earliest.

Read the full story.

About the Author
Page 1 of 2351
Next Page