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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2009

Former Officer Charged with Murder in BART Shooting

Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer arrested on suspicion of murdering an unarmed passenger on an Oakland train platform early New Year's Day, waived extradition at a Nevada hearing and will be returned to Alameda County today.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2009

BART Police Complete Slaying Probe, Forward Results to D.A.

BART police wrapped up their preliminary investigation Monday of the officer-involved shooting New Year's Day of an unarmed man in Oakland and have forwarded the case to the Alameda County district attorney's office, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2009

BART Shooting Protest Organizer Devastated by Oakland Riot

When the marchers reached the Lake Merritt BART Station around 6:15 p.m., protest organizer Evan Shamar saw things start to go bad. Marchers began kicking newspaper stands and using papers to start fires. As he saw them throwing bottles and spitting on police cars, Shamar said he wept and returned to the Fruitvale Station.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2009

Officer Involved in BART Shooting Abruptly Resigns

The BART police officer who shot an unarmed man to death on a station platform early on New Year's Day quit the force Wednesday, avoiding an interview with police internal affairs investigators trying to get to the bottom of an incident that has prompted broad outrage.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2008

Off-Duty NYC Transit Cops Allegedly Beat Man Senseless

Two off-duty female New York City transit cops beat a man senseless, then fled and had to be tracked down and arrested like common criminals, authorities said Tuesday.

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