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Tag: BART Shooting
Patrol
California DA Reopens 2009 BART Shooting, Going After Second Officer
The Alameda County (CA) District Attorney announced Monday she has agreed to reopen the investigation into the 2009 shooting death of Oscar Grant following demands from the family to charge a former BART officer who was there when Grant was killed more than a decade ago.
October 6, 2020
Training
Judges: Grant Family Suits Against Ex-BART Officers Can Go Forward
Several lawsuits against BART police officers over the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant in 2009 can move forward, a three-judge panel ruled Tuesday.
July 30, 2013
Training
Oakland Protesters Get $1M+ Settlement
About 150 protesters arrested by the Oakland Police Department during an Oscar Grant rally will have their arrest records expunged and receive at least $4,500 each under an agreement reached with the city and Alameda County.
June 24, 2013
Patrol
BART Pays $1.3 Million to Oscar Grant's Mother
The Bay Area Rapid Transit has agreed to a legal settlement with the family of Oscar Grant and will pay $1.3 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over his death.
June 29, 2011
Patrol
Mehserle Released from L.A. County Jail
The early release today of former Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Officer Johannes Mehserle brought about two dozen sign-wavers to downtown Los Angeles to object to the officer's early release.
June 12, 2011
Patrol
Former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle to be Released from Jail
A year after facing a lifetime in prison for killing an unarmed BART passenger, former transit police Officer Johannes Mehserle will be released from jail in a couple of weeks.
May 30, 2011
Weapons
BART to Issue TASERs to Every Officer
The agency's board on Thursday approved the purchase of 130 of the electronic control devices. The $140,775 purchase of the additional stun guns was recommended by outside consultants following the fatal 2009 New Year's Day shooting of Oscar Grant by then BART police officer Johannes Mehserle.
May 26, 2011
Patrol
Judge Denies Bail for Mehserle
Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle will continue to serve his seven-month term in jail while an appeal of a jury's involuntary manslaughter conviction against him moves through the courts, a judge declared Friday.
December 3, 2010
Patrol
Oakland Mob Smashes Windshields, 100 Arrested
During Friday's rioting, a holster and gun were ripped from the belt of an Oakland officer. Another officer was struck by a car.
November 5, 2010
Patrol
Video: Mehserle Sentenced To 2 Years
In issuing his sentence, Judge Robert Perry also threw out the gun enhancement, saying it was not supported by the evidence.
November 4, 2010
Patrol
Mehserle's First Interview
For the first time, former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle speaks about the shooting, his conviction for involuntary manslaughter and said he accidentally drew his gun instead of his TASER. Source: KTVU.com.
November 4, 2010
Patrol
Mehserle: Prison or Probation? Judge Gets Briefs
Prosecutors are making a case for prison time for Mehserle, 28, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in July and has been jailed in Los Angeles ever since. The defense seeks his release on probation.
October 27, 2010
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