Tag: BART Shooting: Page 2

Patrol

Mehserle's Attorney Wants New Trial

In requesting a new trial, defense lawyer Michael Rains said information released by TASER International Inc. after the trial undermined Alameda County prosecutor David Stein's statement that no officer has ever mistook his black sidearm for a yellow TASER.

October 4, 2010

Patrol

Lessons Learned from the Mehserle Trial

The Mehserle story serves as a cautionary tale for all officers and all law enforcement agencies.

August 8, 2010

SWAT

Oakland Riot Strategy and Tactics (Part 1 of 2)

I watched as police response, low key at first, transformed to counter the crowd that had turned into a riotous mob. I was highly impressed by the professional, organized and disciplined police response.

July 26, 2010

Patrol

Mehserle Sentencing Pushed Back to Nov. 5

The sentencing date for former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle has been pushed back three months, to Nov. 5, to allow attorneys to prepare for what is expected to be a lengthy hearing.

July 14, 2010

Training

BART Verdict: Consider a Weak-Hand TASER Draw

It is essential that trainers put officers through their paces with training that is dynamic, stress-inducing, and requires officers to make force-options decisions that truly test the officer's ability to be ready for stressful encounters on the street.

July 9, 2010

Special Units

83 Arrested In Oakland BART Verdict Protests Led By Anarchist Agitators

Many of the arrestees were anarchist agitators who weren't from Oakland.

July 8, 2010

Patrol

Grant Supporters Desecrate Fresno Police Memorial

Walls with the names of 58 officers who died in the line of duty were covered in white paint, and notes were left stating, "Rest in peace Oscar Grant."

July 8, 2010

Patrol

Mehserle's Letter to the Public

In the letter, which was published by SF Gate.com, Mehserle apologizes for shooting the unarmed Oscar Grant on Jan. 1, 2009 on the Fruitville Station platform.

July 8, 2010

Patrol

Major League Baseball Team Warned of Possible Riots in Oakland This Weekend

Major League Baseball has called the Los Angeles Angels to warn them about the possibility of riots in Oakland this weekend during their series with the Oakland A's if a verdict comes down in the case of a former Bart officer who is on trial for shooting an unarmed man on a train platform.

July 7, 2010

Patrol

Former BART Officer Mehserle Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter

The verdict was the first conviction of an officer or deputy on any murder charge in Los Angeles County in almost three decades.

July 7, 2010

Patrol

Mehserle Judge Instructs Jurors To Rule Out First-Degree Murder

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry said evidence proves that the former BART police officer did not plan to kill the 22-year-old Oscar Grant on Oakland's Fruitvale BART station platform.

June 29, 2010

Patrol

Mehserle Weeps During Testimony, Grant Friend Distrupts Proceeding

Mehserle told a jury in a Los Angeles courtroom that he remembered hearing "a pop" that "wasn't very loud," thinking his TASER had malfunctioned, and then looking down to see his gun in his right hand.

June 24, 2010