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News•by Staff Writer•March 27, 2009

Officer's Family Asked Oakland Mayor Dellums to Not Speak at Funeral

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums attended Friday's funeral for four slain city police officers, but did not speak at the request of at least one killed officer's family.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 27, 2009

Oakland Police Funeral Expected to Draw Thousands of Officers

Officers from throughout California and from as far away as New York and Florida will attend the 11 a.m. service in the Oracle Arena, which holds more than 19,000 people.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 26, 2009

Slain Oakland Officer's Organs Save Four Men

Even in death, Oakland police Officer John Hege has saved four lives. Hege, who was among four officers killed Saturday by a gunman in East Oakland, has given renewed hope to four men.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 26, 2009

60 Oakland Radicals March in Support of Cop Killer

The protest was organized by the Oakland branch of the Uhuru Movement, whose flyers for the march declared, "Stop Police Terror." The marchers were supporting Lovell Mixon, who was killed after he shot three Oakland sergeants during an ambush.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 26, 2009

Hillary Clinton Says U.S. Shares Blame for Drug War

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted shared responsibility Wednesday for the drug violence convulsing Mexico, saying that traffickers "are motivated by the demand for illegal drugs in the United States and are armed by the transfer of weapons from the United States."

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News•by Staff Writer•March 26, 2009

U.S. Armor Corporation To Open Southeastern Regional Service Center

U.S. Armor Corp. has announced the opening of its new Southeastern Regional Service Center, establishing a dedicated distribution and marketing facility for the Southeast United States.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 26, 2009

Oakland Grieves For Slain Officers

Grief is rippling from department headquarters on Seventh Street throughout the city after the shooting deaths Saturday three Oakland sergeants by a 26-year-old parolee whom police had pulled over in a routine traffic stop.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 25, 2009

MAE Export Management Appointed International Export Managers for U.S. Armor

MAE Export Management has announced that it has been appointed export managers for U.S. Armor products.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 25, 2009

Big Turnout at East Oakland Vigil for Police

A thousand people pressed into a three-block area around the slaying site at 74th Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard, where the doves were released. The mourners wept, sang songs and prayed for the fallen officers and for the city's healing.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 25, 2009

Protective Products' International PPI Hornet Vest Wins Accolade

Protective Products International (PPI) has announced that the Hornet Urban Assault Systems Tactical Vest has received an overall score of 4.32 from the National Tactical Officers Association’s (NTOA) Member Tested and Recommended Program.

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