Tag: Oakland SWAT Ambush: Page 4

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Killed SWAT Sergeants Didn't Expect an AK-47
When Oakland police Sgts. Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai burst into an apartment on 74th Avenue on Saturday, they knew they were entering a dangerous situation. After all, they were looking for a man who had already killed two police officers.
March 22, 2009
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Protestors Link Oakland Ambush to BART Shooting
By late afternoon Saturday, a group of about 50 people lined 73rd Avenue, a block from where Dunakin and Hege were shot.
March 22, 2009
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Mark Dunakin - a Cop Committed to Oakland
Mark Dunakin, 40, lived in Tracy and was an Oakland cop for 18 years. The father of three was a graduate of Chabot College in Hayward. He was promoted to sergeant in 1999 and worked homicide cases in the criminal investigation division.
March 22, 2009
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John Hege - Always the First to Respond
John Hege, 41, joined the Oakland Police Department 10 years ago after a stint as a reserve officer. He graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga and had taught physical education and oversaw study hall at Tennyson High School in Hayward.
March 22, 2009
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Ervin Romans - Compassionate SWAT Veteran
An Oakland officer since 1996, Ervin Romans, 43, of Danville was a member of the entry team, busting down doors to arrest barricaded suspects. It was during just such an operation Saturday in which Romans was shot to death in an East Oakland apartment.
March 22, 2009
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Daniel Sakai - Quick Learner was a Rising Star
Daniel Sakai, 35, of Castro Valley, was recently named a leader of the entry team, colleagues said. SWAT members are assigned to either the entry team, which breaks down doors in search of suspects, or the sniper team, which takes up positions nearby in case police need to open fire.
March 22, 2009
Patrol
Vallejo Police to Offer Aid to Oakland
The Vallejo Police Department will be helping its Oakland counterpart in the wake of the weekend shootings of four officers, Chief Bob Nichelini said Sunday.
March 22, 2009
Patrol
Oakland Cop Shooter Person of Interest in 2007 Homicide
Lovelle Mixon was released five years later but within two months became a person of interest for the murder of Ramon Stevens, a 42-year-old who was shot on the corner of 86th and E. 14th Street.
March 22, 2009
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Three Police Sergeants Dead, Suspect Killed in East Oakland Gunbattles
In the most horrific day in Oakland Police Department history, a parolee shot to death three police sergeants within two hours of one another Saturday afternoon.
March 21, 2009
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Fourth Officer Dies After Deadliest Day in Oakland Police History
The number of officers who died in Oakland police's deadliest shooting grew to four this morning when Officer John Hege was pronounced dead.
March 21, 2009
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Oakland Police And City Cope With Tragic Shooting
The mood was somber at the Oakland police headquarters Saturday evening as city officials and leaders of the force gathered to talk to the media about the day's tragic events.
March 21, 2009
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Family's Account of Oakland Parolee who Killed the Four Police Officers
Lovelle Mixon's shocked family, gathering at an East Oakland home where the parolee had been living until recently, apologized to the officers' families and to the public, and said they don't understand what might have triggered his burst of violence.
March 21, 2009
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